Sherrod Story – Here lies your book boyfriend…naked.

A coworker just asked me if I would ever consider doing something else as a career. My mind immediately traveled to my semi-hidden yen to be a globally read romance novelist, and my answer in my head was an emphatic “Hell yeah!” Of course, like a good little cubicle soldier I said something like, “No, … Continue reading Speaking in Tongues

Contents: One Naked Person – I saw that on a t-shirt in the June/July issue of Esquire. Cute, no? Bradley Cooper is on the cover of that issue, and I have to say, he isn’t an actor I follow. The eyes are great, but there’s something about his lips, too thin. Still, his profile was beautifully … Continue reading Contents: One Naked Person

Am reading Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. This book is kind of like watching a train wreck or seeing a crack up on the freeway – I can’t stop staring. It’s very quiet, straightforward writing though. There is no outlandish or complicated sentence structure or flowery prose. The details are subtle, but their impact is not. The … Continue reading Horrible, Wonderful – Wench

Sigh. It was from my all time fave epublisher Ellora’s Cave too. Don’t get me wrong, I know rejection comes with the territory when you’re a writer. And on one hand it’s actually a good thing, since being rejected requires one to submit something first. LOL. But still, it does shake the old confidence a … Continue reading Got a rejection email yesterday…

OK. Saw the new X-Men movie this weekend –  nice. Only weak link was the Jennifer Lawrence a la Winter’s Bone, and even she wasn’t horrid. Just awkward and didn’t make the most of Mystique’s uber hot, fabulous powers. Also, the only dark-skinned mutant in the joint was killed early. Good night. However, my new super … Continue reading Michael Fassbender … sigh

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