Entries from May 2007

May 31, 2007

Creative Writing: Monkey

“Write a story in dialogue ONLY. No narrative. No added words. Just dialogue.”
“Is that your monkey, sir?”
“Yeah. What about it?”
“You can’t bring monkeys in here.”
“Why?”
“You just can’t.”
“I don’t understand. Why?”
“You ever seen the movie ‘Sargeant York’?”
“No. Why…are there monkeys in it?”
“No. Just wondered if you’d seen it.”
“Ah. No, [...]

May 30, 2007

Online Confessional

Don’t have time to make it to Saturday Mass? Can’t get to confessional because of your Yoga class? Fear not. You may now “Confess” your sins online, bless you my child. Oh, yes you can! And if confessing isn’t your thang…..then you can read other people’s confessions. Either [...]

May 30, 2007

Today’s Secret


May 30, 2007

Father of the Millenium #18

#18: Because he turns back her bed every night like she’s in a 5 star resort or something. S-P-O-I-L-E-D

May 30, 2007

1st Day Away…

Well, we dropped Cali off this morning for her first day of school. We HAD to get her involved in some type of program because she’s accelerating at such a fast pace. That didn’t make it any easier, though. Matt and I were taking pictures of her, crying, looking thru the windows [...]

May 29, 2007

Tuesday’s Secret


May 29, 2007

Writing Aerobics

One thing I’ve been trying to do regularly is use writing prompts to keep myself fresh and on point with my writing. So…in honor of all the voyeurists out there…I’ve decided to start posting them here. I get my “prompts” from a variety of sources. I try to just take the [...]

May 29, 2007

Father of the Millenium #19

#19: He has NEVER missed one of her doctor appointments and has been right there for every shot and exam she’s ever had.

May 28, 2007

Father of the Millenium #20

There are 20 more days until Father’s Day. So I’ve decided to post one thing per day that makes my husband, Matt, such a phenominal father to our daughter, Cali. So….
#20: He takes Cali with him wherever he goes. They’re best buds and it’s the sweetest thing in the world.

May 28, 2007

Monday’s Secret