I got an email this morning from my brother from another mother–no, not this brother from another mother, this one. (Hmmm…they are both filmmakers. Funny that.) Read it, and do what he says. Pretty please.
Okay… so the absolute ridiculous has happened.
A bar owner I know hired me to make a stupid movie […]
Where will some of the brightest literary stars of African descent be Nov. 6-10th?
At the Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival!
Visit the Festival site for more details (As of this writing, they seem to be having technical difficulties with the online registration, but do check back).
The good people at the African-American Literature Book Club, are […]
So, Tech Boo and I are together for a couple of weeks with four of our girls (ages 4 1/2, 9 1/2, 9 1/2, and almost-12). I’m not exaggerating when I say that, on average, we only manage to sneak in about 17 seconds of alone time each day (not counting when we are in […]
Conversation today with BabyGirl (age 4.5):
BG: So, Mommy…your phone number is 412.XXX.XXXX?
Me: Yes.
BG: And my phone is…412.XXX.XXXX?
Me: Yes.
BG (face full of sheer delight): WE’RE TWINS! High five, Mommy!
…holding someone’s infant and saying, “She’s beautiful, generally speaking. But I do think a bonnet would help distract from that gi-normous dome of hers. And those ears…”
Polite, tactful people don’t say things like this, of course. But when you share your writing, or any art, with someone for feedback, it really is […]
Dear Mini-Me,
The tulips, delivered to my front door yesterday, were indeed wonderful. Bright, fresh, and lovely.
The mini mylar balloon was cute.
The chocolates, which you and your little sister ate the majority of helped me eat, were heavenly.
But this afternoon, you topped yourself when you came bounding into my bedroom with a large collection of Dilbert […]
Growing up, I was one of those girls who hated gym class. One of those girls who the boys never wanted on their team during games because my fellow gym-haters and I would stand around gossiping, determined not to break a sweat in 90-plus degree Florida heat, reciting the words to “The Real Roxanne” […]
So last night, a gazillion years after the fad first surfaced, I gave karaoke a shot.
Yesterday afternoon, Tech Boo and I decided to throw a karaoke party at his place during early summer while his mom is in town. Grown-ups only, soul food, drinks…a good old-fashioned house party. We wrote the evite in […]
Good news…I got into VONA!
Bad news…I was accepted for a different week and a different class than I requested. So I’m passing. Maybe next year…
Good news…We got all the planting done!
Bad news…The same little girls who have asked me daily for the past month, “Are we gardening TODAY???” pretty much bailed after an […]
1. Spring
2. My neighborhood.
Is it just me, or is this the springest spring that ever sprung? It’s such a nice spring, it’s got me writing corny sentences like the preceding one. That’s some spring. Growing up in Florida, I never gave much thought to seasons. But now, living in PA and having children for whom […]
