I'm a Poet
You are a poet if you write poetry, but validation in the form of publication is a real treat. And guess what? I am now a published poet!
Mutton, Capons, Culled Beef, and Spent Hens
As diverse as our food _seems_ to have become, in most respects our food choices have become far poorer, blander, and devoid of variety when compared to what was available in the past.
I Won NaNoWriMo 2019
Writing a novel is hard. It is the writing community's marathon. But NaNoWriMo is a unique event that galvanizes the writing community and generates a creative energy that you, as a writer, can tap into to help propel your story forward. And yes maybe, write that novel. It certainly helped me.
Don't Taunt the Machine
Government bureaucracy is a complicated machine with the workers who make up the component parts merely cogs of an uncaring master.
Minuses, Hyphens and Dashes. Oh, My!
The dash family of punctuation—minus, hyphen, en dash, em dash, and more.
Package Delivery
How not to greet guests to the farm.
Building a Writer's Desk
Thoughts on procrastination, perfectionism, and life as a completist.
The Truth Therein Lies
Musings on the English language.
Errant Reads
Errant reads, or my favorite books: an attempt at curating a list of favorites—never complete, but representative.
Getting Things Done
The giant to-do list called life.
Be That Person!
Be that person who comes to the aid of others. Act!
Poison Ivy
Poison ivy is my nemesis. And in the South, poison ivy is literally everywhere.