ML:BW

6
Oct

It’s just like liquor stores, mailboxes and pay phones…

Sex sells and (unfortunately) I’m buying.

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18
Aug
If you’re not writing, you should be reading. I saw this on Jewish Story Writing (no, I’m not Jewish) and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. There is something about the close of summer, the onset of autumn, that makes us all a little more thoughtful. Autumn is, after all, the season in which everything dies, before going barren for the winter. I was reading a blog post from a woman I went to high school with this morning, and it as was if I could have written it myself. So many blog posts have been that way for me lately. No, I haven’t been writing. I’ve been reading as much as I can - be it blog posts or articles. I’ve been listening to a lot of Nora Roberts audio books. This evening I went to dinner with my parents. My stepmom asked me if I had any book recommendations. I told her she wouldn’t want to read anything I’ve been reading, because they’re mostly Nora Roberts trilogies. I have such fond and interesting memories of my first Nora Roberts novel, Public Secrets. My cousin and aunt were always reading Nora’s books and this was the first my cousin, Andie, recommended for me. I will never forget the day I was reading it on the blue line of the MBTA, when the main character was beaten until she could hear the sound of her rib cage crack - I fainted. I had never fainted before. I’m not sure that I had ever fainted again. But it was described in such detail that it really hit me. I fainted. I dropped my water bottle. I scared the poor gentleman sitting across from me. It was only a few seconds, but I will never forget it. I have been a true Nora fan since that novel. So I understand that her work isn’t necessarily going to make the literary canon, and that all of the plots are exactly the same, but I enjoy slipping into the worlds and characters she creates after a long, difficult day at the office. As I have a long, difficult drive home in an hour + of traffic. Alas, I do think I am going to try the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge. After I finish Nora’s Key Trilogy. What are you reading?

If you’re not writing, you should be reading.

I saw this on Jewish Story Writing (no, I’m not Jewish) and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

There is something about the close of summer, the onset of autumn, that makes us all a little more thoughtful. Autumn is, after all, the season in which everything dies, before going barren for the winter.

I was reading a blog post from a woman I went to high school with this morning, and it as was if I could have written it myself. So many blog posts have been that way for me lately.

No, I haven’t been writing. I’ve been reading as much as I can - be it blog posts or articles. I’ve been listening to a lot of Nora Roberts audio books.

This evening I went to dinner with my parents. My stepmom asked me if I had any book recommendations. I told her she wouldn’t want to read anything I’ve been reading, because they’re mostly Nora Roberts trilogies.

I have such fond and interesting memories of my first Nora Roberts novel, Public Secrets. My cousin and aunt were always reading Nora’s books and this was the first my cousin, Andie, recommended for me.

I will never forget the day I was reading it on the blue line of the MBTA, when the main character was beaten until she could hear the sound of her rib cage crack - I fainted. I had never fainted before. I’m not sure that I had ever fainted again. But it was described in such detail that it really hit me.

I fainted. I dropped my water bottle. I scared the poor gentleman sitting across from me.

It was only a few seconds, but I will never forget it. I have been a true Nora fan since that novel.

So I understand that her work isn’t necessarily going to make the literary canon, and that all of the plots are exactly the same, but I enjoy slipping into the worlds and characters she creates after a long, difficult day at the office. As I have a long, difficult drive home in an hour + of traffic.

Alas, I do think I am going to try the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge. After I finish Nora’s Key Trilogy.

What are you reading?

9
Aug

Sometimes Sweet: Thoughts On Sharing

It’s been a little more than a month since my last post, I think. I’ve changed my name and turned 25, so it’s about time for that quarter-life crisis. I haven’t felt compelled to write here for several reasons, but the biggest is because I’m not sure how big of a role this plays in my life at this point in time. Below is a post written by Danielle on her blog Sometimes Sweet. It fits well with part of my own issues on writing, sharing and, frankly, the drought that has been my creative life for quite some time. I don’t know when I’ll post again, but I will be happy to share your posts if you get in touch. - LM

“Writing has always been a huge part of my life, then and now. I think about this space and it’s a bit different, as far as what I share and when. I typically steer clear from really getting into things that bother me- I try to keep it light and breezy. I try to walk a line between sharing and sharing too much, but there are times where I feel inauthentic because I’ll catch myself toning down my happiness, or putting on a cheerful face when I’m not, including or omitting something when I have my audience in mind. It’s easy to write when no one is reading. My challenge at times is trying to find that authentic voice, even though there is that audience.

At times I want to say so much more. I want to talk about how upset I feel about a certain difficult situation that I’ll always have to deal with, and always have to take the high road. I want to talk about how grateful I feel for this life with Hank and Henry that it makes me want to cry. I want to talk about how sometimes I feel silly blogging because I don’t always have fun and interesting things to talk about. I want to discuss how the biggest thing I am working on is not feeling guilty for things. I want to go on and on about how disgusted I feel by old friends who think being homosexual is “wrong,” and I want to talk about how I sometimes think about unplugging completely and just doing our own thing, without any audience at all. But then I stop myself from getting too into it, because I guess in a way I feel like I’d be burdening you with things that are a little “too much,” be it negative or positive. And so I keep it simple and I keep a little bit more on the surface than I really could, and I am not sure if this is a good thing.”

Please read the whole post here.