I grew up in an extended family household. I lived with my grandparents, my mom, three brothers, my youngest aunt, and youngest uncle. My mom was one of 8 kids, and the other aunt and four uncles were in and out at different times, depending on personal circumstances.

My grandparents… Read full post »

Soooooooooo,how ya'll doing?

I was here a few days ago, and realized I haven't posted anything since July 2011. Haven't really visited since then either. With all the loading problems, which thankfully seem to be fixed, and real life, I just never had the time. A new grandson takes up a… Read full post »

Once again, I am trying my hand at writing fiction,in serial form. My main outlet will be on blogger, but I will post here too. This is my first entry, a synopsis and  letter of intention all rolled into one. Link to my blogspot at bottom , if you would rather… Read full post »

No, I don't guess, I know. I am shallow.

I read books, listen to music, watch television, and go to movies for one reason and one reason only, to be entertained. I work in a boring job and at the end of the day, I just want a few hours to… Read full post »

I am a 47 yr old straight white female that occasionally falls victim to girl crushes. It doesn't help that my husband encourages this behavior. I needed something to keep me off Farmville tonight ,and I am not in a fiction writing mood, so here you go. Enjoy.

1. Sara Rameriz-… Read full post »

I just lost a really long post because I stupidly wrote it here instead of using Word and cutting and pasting. I know better, but I have a migraine and I am NOT rewriting it. It was about Amazon and ebooks, and blah,blah,blah. The main purpose for blogging it in the… Read full post »

MEN!!!!

One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his Sweatshirt. Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, 'What setting do I use on the washing machine?' 'It depends,' I replied. 'What does it say on your shirt?' He yelled back, 'OHIO STATE!' And they… Read full post »

I have never had a BFF. You know, someone who likes all the same things you like, and you can talk to them about anything, I mean ANYTHING. Been there through all the bad times and the good. Someone you can  call up and vent to, or cry on their shoulder.… Read full post »

Muse---the goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like

Find this and more at this great site. Some of them are waaaaaay over my head, dealing with math and physics, but I got a lot of them.

I didn't write this but I wish I had. Atrribution at the end.

The Evil Overlord's Handbook

This handbook encapsulates the Evil Overlord's List (the first 100 articles) as written by Peter Anspach, the Dungeon List (article 101-231), which is further instruction given forth by his mi… Read full post »

Tomorrow, February 17, will mark the annivesary of my first post here on Open Salon. Like a lot of people, I signed up for an account so that I could comment. Deven McKay's tequillaanddonuts blog totally captivated me and I wanted to let her know.

Before I knew it, I had… Read full post »

Amazon sells a lot of things, from the very cheap, to the very expensive. I shop there a lot, but never realized just how entertaining it could be. Check out this link. Scroll to the bottom to read the customer reviews, and the comments on the reviews. And don't forget to… Read full post »

I have been avoiding the writer forums the last week or so. It seems the more I read the crits, the less I want to write. Plus I have been sick, fighting a stomach virus. Oh, and last night I pulled my hamstring just by getting out of the car. This… Read full post »

I have decided to shut down The Colony Chronicles indefinetly. For awhile now I have been unhappy with what I have written. So instead of continueing to churn out subpar fiction, I have decide to stop for awhile.

I recently got a copy of Stephen King's "On Writing" and  it is… Read full post »

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

Or in my case, if I write a book and no one reads it, does it matter if it is not correct in grammar and form? If it has purple prose?… Read full post »

Yesterday I decided to not log in to Open Salon. I needed to work on the next episode of The Colony Chronicles, and knew I would get sucked into the OS vortex and never escape if I clicked on the link. I did go to AW Water Cooler for a little… Read full post »

 Better late than never answer to heidibeths open call.

1. I once had a Ganglian(sp) cyst on my wrist, and told everyone it was an alien implant. I think my kids believed me for a little while.

2.My first husband looked like Willie Nelson. We were asked for autographs quite often.… Read full post »

Several days ago I had an idea for a  post rummaging around in my head. I wasn't sure I had enough to say on the subject to warrant actually writing, so I filed it away. Yesterday, suffering from a migraine, I needed distraction, so alurking I went. I stumbled across a… Read full post »

Well, I never really left. You probably didn't miss me anyway, but I have been kinda scarce the last couple of weeks. Mainly because my internet connection at work has been messed up, but also because I have been  hanging out at a couple of other sites. My web filter won't let… Read full post »

Does anyone else remember watching a TV show from the late 60's called Maya? I had to go to bed early last night because I had to be at work at 6 AM today. I wasn't sleepy and for some reason my mind wandered to my favorite shows when I… Read full post »