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Just Another Day

It’s been a while since I dropped a random story. Here’s the catch: I don’t have a lot of time today. So what I’m going to do is scribble for an hour and see what comes of it.

And here we go….

The pigeon outside Hank’s window wouldn’t shut up. The bastard settled there at sunrise, cooing until the alarm clock played static-garbled oldies. It paused long enough to turn around and resumed chatting away to it’s reflection, or whatever the hell birds talk to when they’re all alone.

Better than ta...

Professional Bitching Side Effects

As promised, I took a jab at the mansplainers in the world. You know, that guy who just cannot stop himself from correcting a woman, even if she’s right. They’re everywhere. They could be your best friend. They need to knock it the fuck off and quit underestimating the intelligence of the women in their lives.

Click this link for episode 103 of Professional Bitching.

You Want to do What?

First, let me preface this by saying my friends are lovable asshats. I ran out of time to think this week, so I asked them to drop blog topics for me to pick from. Two were viable. The rest made me wonder why I have so many oddballs in my life. The wonder lasted until I looked in the mirror and caught myself in an Avengers t-shirt and red scotty dog flannel pants with my hair sticking out in every direction. If I threw stones, my glass house would resemble Alderaan.

What topic did I pick? Chr...

Professional Bitching for Your Health

After the weekend I had, it felt right for this week’s podcast to focus on ways to keep your shit together even though you’re hefting so much stress, your spine may never be straight again. It’s nothing earth-shattering, but simply ways I’ve managed to carve out Me Time while working ~12/14 hour days.

Click here to tune into episode 102 – Mental Detox Time

Well, That Wasn’t Fun

Self awareness is never a comfortable path. Matter of fact, it’s downright painful during days when the world around you forces you to dig deep and Fix The Gods Damned Problem inside yourself before you self-destruct. Moments of awareness tend to arrive around the time you think you’ve gotten your shit together just enough to be completely heartbroken the instant you realize you’ve been stuck in an unhealthy decision pattern affecting half your life, that you’ve slapped a Barbie Band-aid over...

Professional Bitching Like a Boss

It’s only four days later than I wanted, but I finally had quiet time in the Murphy Zoo to record the first official Professional Bitching episode. Before you die of shock, yes I decided to talk about TWD and the spin-off, plus Sleepy Hollow. It’s all for the greater good. I use them to make an important point about TV writing nowadays.

Tune in for episode 101: When Writers Stop Listening

Pardon My Podcast Dust

I had to break up with my prior podcast host. It just stopped uploading files one day and nothing I did worked. So things are changing. There will probably not be a huge backlog available to listen to for a while, but at least this gives me the chance to have a couple episodes out for you guys.

Oh, and I renamed the podcast. Tune into Professional Bitching. (No, I still can’t embed.)

Podcast-Thingie: The Fangirl Rises

Over on Podcast-Thingie*, I talk about A&E’s newest horror offering, Damien. And since I was in the neighborhood, I took a peek at Bates Motel‘s season 4 opener, as well. Let’s just say, one was more satisfying to watch than the other.

(*Make sure you follow the link to reach the podcast.)

Not-So-Hostile Takeover

Believe it or not, I have friends. Those friends write awesome things. Leona Bushman is a whirlwind made of sheer will, with a dash of clumsy to keep her grounded. It’s my pleasure to let her take over today to celebrate the cover reveal for Magic and Weres.

Preorder the book now!And here’s the UK preorder link.

Thank you for having me today! I have a favorite cover artist, whether for myself or on other authors, this artist’s artwork has always caused me to smile. Her name is Victoria Mille...

I Deserve a Pat on the Head

Last month I sent myself to the emergency room on purpose to begin the process to remove my gallbladder.

Two weeks ago a complete stranger cut me open, yanked the little malfunctioning asshole out, and glued my wounds shut.

I did this horrifically terrifying and Very Adult thing more or less by myself.

Save the three friends who gave me rides to/from the hospital–one to the ER, one dropped me off for surgery, and the last took my loopy self home after–I handled everything about this little he...