Journals are a special sort of magic. I adore those bound blank pages just waiting to be filled. I love the feel, the texture, the unlimited possibilities for imagination and creation that each one offers. But only if you write in it, only if you actually fill those pages with thoughts and ideas, musings and memories, frustrations … Read more
Six years ago I began this blog to provide an outlet for my writing. I write prolifically for The Local Tourist but that writing is for a specific niche. I wanted a forum where I could explore beyond Chicago and exercise my chops. Unfortunately I’ve never been very consistent. In the last two years I’ve written five … Read more
My high school graduation present wasn’t a car. It wasn’t luggage, or a vacation, or a huge party. It was an unabridged dictionary. It was a beautiful, glorious, six-inch-thick Second Edition Newly Revised and Updated Random House Unabridged Dictionary. As I opened the heavy package and unveiled this tome I laughed as only a glee-filled … Read more
It’s been a long time since I’ve thought about being in an abusive relationship. It’s not that I’ve ever forgotten. Even though the last time I was hit by a man who supposedly loved me was fourteen years ago I know that who I am today is defined, in part, by who I was, and … Read more
I’ve never looked lightly upon owning a pet. I suppose the exception would be when I was in the tail end of elementary school and the early years of Junior High and I would bring home any placid unsuspecting amphibian that crossed my path. Frogs, turtles, snakes all made their way into various shoeboxes and … Read more
On January 1 I had the bright idea to write a blog post a day based on this calendar I’d gotten for Christmas. Great idea, right? I made it for nine whole days and I haven’t written here since. The calendar was “Wild Words from Wild Women”. I thought it would be quotes by strong … Read more
Day 9: “I’m not embarrassed to be with a younger man, except when I drop him off at school.” – Angie Dickinson, veteran vixen I was single for a stretch of about ten years, give or take a couple of two-month relationships here and there. I loved being single and thought I would never ever … Read more
Days 7 & 8: “I detest humanity. I’m allergic to it.” – Brigitte Bardot, sixties glamour puss First of all, I categorically disagree with Ms. Bardot. Second of all, I’m disappointed to see this quote in this calendar. I guess it goes back to the whole opinionated idea, but I just don’t see how it … Read more
Day 5: “To be good is to be forgotten. I’m going to be so bad I’ll always be remembered.” – Theda Bara, silent film vixen When I was growing up my mom used to sing a little rhyme to me: “There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of … Read more