Domestic Diva Blogger: Cooking Up a Storm! Not!
Dearests. Do you ever get tired of cooking? Of throwing down the vittles like a stirring, frying, baking, fricasseeing, fonduing, stuffing, skewering, demi-glacing, paté briséeing, […]
Writing All the Things
Welcome to The Little Blog on the Prairie
Okay, so I've been out trolling the blog-o-sphere (which, by the way, sounds like an amusement park ride), and I've noticed something. I have a […]
Lame-Patootie Poetry
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. ~Paul Valéry WELL, Mr. Valéry. I've decided you are right. And not only that, but after posting my […]
My Qualifications As A Writer. Stand Back.
I have noticed that writers of any credibility include in their blogs their curriculum vitae–their list of writing qualifications, or brag-sheet, if you will. And […]
Chicken Maaaaaaaaaaannnn! And Other Heroes.
Scene: A small village in Germany, and a green stucco house in Reykjavik, Iceland. Two young girls living an ocean apart create a comic strip through […]
Gastroenterology – A Sonnet
Dearest Readers. I learned a lesson this weekend. And such a life-altering lesson it was that I waxed poetic and composed a sonnet about […]
It’s Rainin’ Books! At Least, I Wish It Were . . .
I'm looking for a good storm. I mean, a wicked-awesome, black cloud-scudding, fallen leaf-whipping, sweater-wrapping, cheek-stinging, gray light-wafting, tree branch-rasping, air-whispering, mood-settling, cocoa-sipping nor'easter. And […]
Can You Write Yourself To Death?
You know, you CAN write too much. I've spent so much time writing my episodes of the Halloween story over on Smashing Stories (including […]
Fairy Unusual Tales
Once upon a time I became obsessed with fairy tales. And not just the Snow Whites and Cinderellas and Sleeping Beauties. I'd read those. Disney'd […]
Got Priorities? Yeah. Working on That.
Sometimes it is easy to get lost in the things that are slightly less important–but so enjoyable and social and frankly have some immediate gratification […]