An answer to a prayer
Today is my first day unemployed. I once wrote a short story with the moral “be careful what you ask for because you might get it.” Maybe, just maybe, I… Read more »
Author Archives: Veronica
Confusion untamed
I’m confused. I’m flabbergasted. I’m, well…I’m puzzled, perplexed, mystified, befuddled, bewildered, and baffled. I just don’t understand what is happening on the air waves today (or now that so much… Read more »
Vocabulability
Reality TV is great, isn’t it. It is especially great for enriching our vocabularies. Since I’ve begun to watch HGTV, TLC, BRAVO, and the Food Network, I’ve heard words the… Read more »
Bachelor for a season (and a reason)
Most people can’t hide their true characters for any extended length of time—Jason Mesnick certainly couldn’t. Oh, I’ll admit that in the beginning, he had me fooled just like everyone… Read more »
Chapter 7 woes
I was working on my rewrites this morning when I discovered that I had somehow neglected to ‘really’ write Chapter 7. Not that there are no words, there are plenty… Read more »
It’s a heat wave!
It’s 102 degrees outside. It’s a heat wave! Love it! Inside my house is pleasant, but I must admit that outside is rather hot. So hot that my usually outdoorsy… Read more »
Can I enjoy what I hate?
It’s odd. I am in the point of my book that I hate–when I have to check that everything flows and that I use the right tenses consistently throughout. It… Read more »
Revised first chapter
The time has come for me to begin at the beginning of the “Department of Temporal Adjustment” and read it all the way through, making changes as I go. I… Read more »
Pepper poses
Pepper finally agreed to sign her modeling contract and photo release. So now, after more than a year of mystery, Pepper’s face and form can be revealed to her adoring… Read more »
That’s how the cookie crumbles
You hear about it in the news every day. This company is cutting positions, that person is getting laid off, the person over there cannot find a job. I guess… Read more »