I mentioned in an earlier post about meeting up with Kim McShane for "Productivity Thursday" and how, well, productive it was. We decided to make it a thing and do it regularly. So here I am now at her house, on my (hideous, ugh) laptop while she scribes on her iMac....
"Why admitting you have ever considered suicide is still taboo in the face of mental health awareness." Short answer: it scares the shit out of people. Long involved answer: I have considered suicide, myself. Those moments were a long time ago now, but I do remember...
"kitty cats" V-MP gets me because her prompt was simple and effective and struck close to my heart. Now, I was raised with dogs. Literally, my parents got a puppy months before I was born, so we grew up together. Buff and I were a team, which you can see on the same...
"what your new student should have learned / known _before_ you dropped them off with us" Context: I work at a university. I am not faculty, I am professional staff, and I work in the student disability services department directly with students. It's pretty simple,...
"Pursuing your passion in the face of exhaustion?" JessicaM posted this prompt, and I think it's interesting that she phrased it as a question. I'm sure the intention was to ask me if I would write that prompt, but it can also be read is as a question of purpose or...
"Why Bats are the Best" When I was about 11 years old, going into 7th grade level, my parents made a drastic and unwise move across country to Brewer, Maine (right next to Bangor). They were miserable, but I loved Maine. I love the landscape, the people, the weather....
“Why I Hate Teddy Bears”Another out from left field from ColleenP. This one actually resulted in a rousing discussion because, uh, I like teddy bears:yeah, WHO is the weirdo here?!?!??!oh sure. okay.But that final comment, tho’. That interests me, because personally I...
“Monkeys: Totally Cute or Weirdly Disturbing?” ColleenP wants me to write about monkeys. I don’t know why, and I’m suspicious, but…okay???? Thing is, monkeys are both, aren't they? I mean, they are close enough relatives to homo sapiens sapiens that their cute faces...
The first episode of my new podcast was actually listened to by more then one person, so I think that qualifies as an unmitigated success! On to episode two, wherein I talk about hurricanes (I'm so timely!), nostalgia, Granny, and my future. [soundcloud...