I recently read a book in which there are not one but two places in which one character is asked to explain something and the text, in the story, is essentially “and so I told them,” never providing the reader with the actual explanation. My kneejerk reaction to the first occurrence was, yes, it sure […]
I’m not officially on social media, but I do peek at non-civilization-destroying venues from time to time. I see a lot of writer games, of which WordWeavers seems the most fun. Per the official Google Doc: WordWeavers is a writing game on Mastodon created by Branwen OShea and Alina Leonova. The hosts post daily questions
Remember that patchwork coat it took me 3 years to finish? Approximately 300 million miles of all half double crochet stitches? Near the end of the interior patch pockets for Millstone Cardigan, I accidentally learned I’ve been doing hdc wrong the entire time I’ve been doing crochet.
Believe it or not, the revision clings to life despite being neglected while I serve as a memoir ghost in a futile effort to prevent my longstanding housing insecurity from deteriorating into homelessness! I have a little break while the client is off pretending to be receptive to my suggestions, so here we go. I