I was a child when Video Games became a thing. The Christmas when my parents got us an Atari 2600 has become a mythical time in our lives. I remember bleary dry eyes and joystick thumb from playing until we dropped. Even with advent of the screen, we played outside all the … [Read more...]
A New York Number
This is fiction. As I was saying, the party wasn't for her birthday at all. I had gotten the details of the invitation mixed up with the ones for a different party. Who can ever tell, now that my calendar is kept on my phone, and when I enter an event into it and someone talks … [Read more...]
How the Magical Becomes Ordinary
I've been thinking about ordinary things. Everyday objects we take for granted. I glanced to my left: there was my iPhone on the desk, sitting there reflecting the wall and ceiling, my little black mirror. I remember life before it. I remember everyone else getting one before me, … [Read more...]
Dishes are Done, Man
My kids are super into memes. What's a meme, you ask? I used to know what it was. Someone would slap bold text on a photo, it would go fairly viral, and boom, that's a meme. I made one myself a while ago: Oh no. It's going to rain again. #stormwatch2014 A post shared by … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: #amwriting
One of my new favorite views: the library where I spend 45 minutes, twice a week, working on my novel while Kyle is at karate class. One full wall of windows with giant oak trees that sparkle in the sun and cast shadows as it sets, either friendly or ominous depending on my mood. … [Read more...]
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