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In my literary brain the title of this post would be something touching, poignant, reflective....
Of holidays, hot springs and cold shoulders
They say a change is as good as a rest... or something like that. Well, I decided that a rest would be a good change. It was definitely time for a road trip - even if it was just an overnight one, so we headed off to the hot springs in Palm Desert/Palm Springs. The...
NaNoWriMo approaches, more articles up!
NaNoWriMo looms large! It begins November 1 and finally, finally, I have my novel idea (in both senses of the word). It's all very exciting and I can't wait to flex my 2,000 words-a-day muscles. Please quote me on this as I may live to regret it. I'm also thrilled...
Night of Writing Dangerously sponsorship goal met!
Hooray, I raised my $200 for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)'s Night of Writing Dangerously, and I've booked my ticket to San Francisco for November 22. G-d bless SouthWest airlines - el cheapo dealo. I really wanted to fly Virgin America but their prices...
NaNoWriMo here we go!
I have officially signed up for NaNoWriMo this year – aka – National Novel Writing Month. NanoWriMo encourages everyone and anyone to write a novel of 50,000 words or more between November 1 and November 30 each year. You’re officially a winner if you cross the finish...
Down the rabbit hole… and back
I appear to have gone down the rabbit hole for the last couple of weeks from Kellifornia Dreaming. Was I in fact dreaming? Not a whit. I’ve been slammed. The combination of work (nice to know something is keeping me busy), my new Web site (hooray) and the month long...
Scribblers on the Roof has launched!
Amidst all the kerfuffle, I forgot to mention, that I finally launched Scribblers on the Roof, the Web site devoted to writers of fiction and poetry with Jewish themes. Remember my lightbulb post? Well, here it is barely two months later, live and kicking. Please...
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan: toast his burning carcass
That dude - Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan - is the al-Qaeda terrorist killed in an airstrike Monday. "Toast his burning carcass" is how my brother aptly summed up his death. Seem a little harsh? Not really. Nabhan masterminded the al-Qaeda attack on 200 Israelis at the...