The Truth About Kids, Part 1: Having Kids Is Not The Best Thing Ever
Ahh, children. They’re…weird. Our society is also pretty weird when it comes to children, so you end up with exponential weirdness. It’s a shame that parenting is such a lightning rod issue, and that...
View ArticleHope 2012: A Blog Relay
Update: Friday, August 10: At last count there are 81 posts in HOPE 2012, and at least 196 people invited. I’m scheduling closing ceremonies for Monday, August 13, so there’s still time to write if you...
View ArticleI Have Gray Hair, Stretch Marks, And Love Handles…Because I’m a *Human Person*
Image by Kevin Dooley under Creative Commons license. Sigh. I don’t know what it is about today; about this week or this month… Maybe it’s been years now, maybe a lifetime—but I’m hitting a little bit...
View ArticleThe Loser’s Guide to Screenwriting
Become Impregnated by The Idea The Idea comes to you like a mythical creature. It creeps through your window at 2 AM. It rushes straight into your bosom, carried by a warm, southeasterly wind. When it...
View ArticleThe Parent Olympics Storified (& Stanley Broke the Internet)
First things first; The Parent Olympics were awesome. I think most of you were out having Pho and planning your gubernatorial campaigns, so live viewing was a touch on the skim side. Not to worry...
View ArticleThings You *Really* Shouldn’t Say To Your Kids
I just read this blog post over at Abandoning Pretense in which Kristen Mae gives the thumbs down to all those “Things You Should Never Say to Your Kids” lists floating about, and I was like, “Whew!...
View ArticleThe Problem with Being a Writer
The problem with being a writer… The problem with being a writer is that you have to give yourself that title long before you feel you deserve it. The problem with being a writer is that it makes you...
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