• TV Light Makes My Black Tea Blood Red

    There is a call to action. And then there is the complete paralysis of disbelief.

  • C: Charlotte Lucas

    “I am not romantic, you know.  I never was.  I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins’s character, connections, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast on entering the marriage state.” Charlotte Lucas reminds me of several of…

  • B: Bertram Wooster

    What ho!” I said. “What ho!” said Motty. “What ho! What ho!” “What ho! What ho! What ho!” After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.  I was introduced to Bertie Wooster years ago in high school. Superlative writing by P.G.Wodehouse. An idle rich fellow, Bertie’s main job is  to entertain…

  • A: Ariana

    She came to me in November 2011 during NaNoWriMo, all in a fog.  In a fog for two reasons.  First she had amnesia, no idea where she hailed from, who she was really, where her family was, and more importantly what her family was.  Second, I was writing off the cuff without any outline. Running…

  • Blues

      Winter haunts outsideLong time for Spring to arriveTrees burn with longing