I like to write.
I refuse to watch “The Handmaid’s Tale” until a certain administration is out of the White House, because from what I hear, it’s tracking a little too close to reality and I can’t yet. But I looked for other Margaret Atwood books to read, and sure enough, I found “Alias Grace.” This book is about … Read more
Of course I’ve seen “This is America.” I’ve seen it, like 50 times now. I don’t watch music videos, either. And I *checks clips* have never written about a music video. But “This is America” isn’t really a music video. It’s more like a book, so here we go. Let’s start with the chapter I’m … Read more
The first time I did NaNoWriMo, it was 2005 and I managed to rope in my ride-or-die buddy from the copy desk. In case you’ve never heard of it, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, and the goal is to write 50,000 during the month of November. To do that, you need to write … Read more
Look, it’s not fair to build up the first half of the season of West Wing like it’s gonna fix everything for me right now. It’s not fair if you’re just gonna flip the script and give the president a severe disease. (SPOILERS. Although, I mean I’m the only one who hasn’t seen it yet.) … Read more
Here I was, all set to write about the first season of The West Wing — and I have finished it, and it was spectacular — and then the GOP had to release their grand health care replacement plan. It has raised some eyebrows from some who say that it appears to be about neither … Read more
Let me tell you something, girlfriend (because you’re not a guy writing this fluff crap): I am old enough to remember when people were genuinely outraged when Orangino became president. A lot of other people are, too. Having been a journalist, I understand that you can’t keep beating a dead horse. So, sure, you have … Read more
What do you do when your source … well, stops cooperating? At some point, that’s the question the producers and reporter involved with “S-town” had to tackle. It’s their resolution that gives me some unease. It’s hard to recommend this podcast, because I have questions about this very point. I was telling my husband about … Read more
Last weekend, while many people were making plans to attend their annual journey to their local Irish pub – right at the end of the day – the Miami State’s Attorney’s office released its memo regarding the 2012 death of Darren Rainey in a Miami prison. I had never heard of the case until I … Read more
First, let’s talk about how hard it is to find a copy of “The West Wing” if you don’t want to pay for it. And I’m cheap. Unapologetically so. I mean, you could buy it, but it’s probably not a great idea to invest in a box set of something you might not like. So … Read more
Personally, 2016 was a good year. I was able to make a final decision to leave a career that was no longer fulfilling and was fortunate to find a new job that’s just out of my comfort zone. My family is healthy and happy. Most people can say this, but yet 2016 will go down … Read more