So, continuing with the “Bewitched” theme (it is almost Halloween, after all), I gave a reading last night at the San Diego Writer’s Ink/Ink Spot with several of my fellow Creative Writing Instructors from one of the colleges where I teach.
The story I read is called “Bothered, Bewildered” and was published last year in a [...]

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No school again today, and, it looks like at least one of my schools will be closed tomorrow.
This is a very strange, quiet time. I feel so out of it, not being able to teach my classes. Still, i’m trying to keep busy. Last night I made dinner for Ted and myself; a big crock [...]

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Went out today for a few hours to work on my latest chapter (chapter 3).
It was slow going but i’m glad I did it, and even when I wasn’t typing on my computer I wrote notes in my notebook.
After writing, Ted and I saw Michael Clayton, the new George Clooney movie, which was good, but [...]

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Here’s my latest postcard– made last night after dinner (Ted made the most incredible Chicken Tikka Masala). While watching Ugly Betty and drinking two dirty martinis I suddenly felt creative and pulled out my clippings/books/glue/and paper cutter.
I haven’t glossed/varnished it yet (read: I haven’t ruined it yet), so it looks pretty good. More [...]

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Thank you all for such a warm welcome back to the blogosphere.
This weekend i’ve been pretty housebound– not sure why. laziness? tired?
It’s probably more that i’m preparing for the storm… I start teaching at UCSD this week–two nights a week and two mornings, and in between those night and mornings i’m teaching at the [...]

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Hi Everyone! I’m back!
<–Yes, that’s me at the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency in Hollywood. No I wasn’t auditioning for her Reality TV show.Though I would’ve made a good (hand?) model.

Oof, what a long time it’s been– sorry about that. Had some things to take care of this summer.
So, what do [...]

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