Creating after creating
This side hustle. This do-something-creative-after-you've-spent-the-whole-day-battling-with-creative. This create when you know you c...
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It came from gerbils
FADE IN: The scene opens on a bedroom. There is green carpeting. Each wall has a piece of furniture: bunk beds, a dresser with a mi...
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The Puptuals: Masterpieces
Recreating the following painting has been on my radar for a while. At first, I wanted to put the Girls in the painting with all the peopl...
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The Puptuals: Masterpieces
After creating cartoon versions of our Shelties, it occurred to me right before Thanksgiving how funny it would be if they found their way i...
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The one with the King Cake and the plastic baby
The lights were dimmed, Hurricane Punch filled our glasses, and the eight of us were finishing up dinner with a round of homemade King Cake...
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The Heartbreak of a Muncie Valentine's
Don't go to Muncie for Valentine's Day. If you already live there, you need to leave -- like, single-file-line, "Deep ...
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So far, all rejections
Last year, I sent out query letters with the chance that an agent would request a manuscript -- and I'm glad none of them did because...
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A Triumphant Return to the Blogosphere
The red carpet is rolled out. I'm wearing my best Armani suit. All the agents want me, and all the publishers are dying to take a...
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