On Being an Old Woman

I just turned 44 earlier this week, and I’m SO proud of that. I tell everyone. It is a triumph that I made it at all, much less made it as a successful (if newbie) romance author who just finished her master’s degree and…wow, so many other things! I...

Romance novels as a stand in for…romance

I self-identify as polyamorous, but lately I’ve come to realize that my current lifestyle is more along the lines of “recluse.” I got divorced back in 2010, and after that my life was consumed by writing and graduate school for two years. 2013 has...

Quickie health update

For those who might be curious, as I mentioned a few weeks ago about removing sugar from my diet: I FEEL FUCKING FABULOUS!!!!! Words really cannot express how fantastic I feel. I have almost boundless energy, I’m sleeping less, and my mental acuity has...

Permission to Succeed

What is it that I want out of life? What do you want out of life? I talked about this last week in my post about the definition of success and wealth, and Sarah Madison just wrote about her own insights into developing her writing life, and my brother is discovering...

2 wks in, sugar-free

RANDOM HEALTH UPDATE! Because you care! I’m two weeks into being completely sugar free (outside of natural sugars found in vegetables, nuts, and fruit). The deadly lethargy and brain fog have dialed back, and I’m hoping will lift completely here soon....

New Goal: Dancing Fool!

Have you seen the new comic from the Oatmeal, the one about running? It’s called The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons I Run Long Distances and, as with most of the Oatmeal’s work, I find it both hysterical and horrifying. Personally I’ve never gotten...