Posy Roberts's Blog, page 34
August 3, 2013
Boxes Aren’t for People
I’ve been so busy editing and writing and filling out forms that I’ve had no time to write here. How horrid!
I get very introverted in the summer which is probably what helps me get all the words down on paper. See, I have to be the ultimate extravert at my day job for nine months of the year, so in the summer I nest. I shut the doors, windows, blinds, and drapes, and I’m totally cool if they don’t open until I’m getting ready to go somewhere. This is the joy of being an ambivert, both introve...
July 6, 2013
In For The Long Haul
I’m one of those people that if often labeled “passionate.” I’m okay with that because it’s often true, but I only get passionate about a few, choice things, even if those things are on a perpetual carrousel. That comes with being a Jill of all trades and a master of none, I suppose.
One of the things that I am very passionate about is relationships. You’re surprised, right?
Haha. I thought not.
What I mean to say is really this: I value people taking the time to make relationships work. That’s...
July 1, 2013
Twin Cities Pride
I finally got to a Pride celebration larger than a postage stamp with a few unenthusiastic individuals sitting around a courtyard wordlessly handing out flyers. That’s Pride in my small, conservative town. I’m hoping this year will be better now that we have marriage equality in Minnesota, but the fact that we don’t even celebrate Pride here during June even ticks me off.
So, I went to Twin Cities Pride with a friend and had a fun time. There was a ton of enthusiasm and people everywhere! I wa...
June 29, 2013
It’s Real!
The impact of the DOMA’s demise is having real effects on people’s lives. Binational married couples are now able to apply and be granted a green card for their foreign born spouse so repeated goodbyes like these seen in the video below will no longer have to happen.
Parents will have a much easier time providing for their children, both legally and financially, without having to file stacks and stacks of paperwork. Two medical insurance plans can now become one. Social Security benefits. Mili...
June 23, 2013
Make A Play 2013 Daily Dose (Part 3)
Reblogged from GayListBookReviews:
Title: Make A Play 2013 Daily Dose (Part 3)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press June 2013
The Plan: We have the challenge and joy to review the Daily Dose 2013 Anthology. Due to the size we will be reviewing a group at a time over the next few weeks. Also for added fun, we will be doing joint reviews for each novella. We hope you enjoy, and have as much fun reading them as we did writing them!
June 20, 2013
New Toys Make Me Happy
I finally bit the bullet and got myself an iPad. I’ve wanted once for ages, but never really thought I needed one. I’m a very practical person. After all, I already have an iPhone, which is like a mini iPad but with a phone! attached. I also have an iMac (but that chains me to a desk). I have a crappy MacBook from 2007 that barely works anymore, but if I dejunked it, it would probably be fine.
I wanted a tool to use while on the go that I’d actually use. I’ve tried to write on my iPhone, but I...
June 15, 2013
Risking It by Posy Roberts
Reblogged from MM Good Book Reviews:
Title: Risking It
Series: Daily Dose: Make a Play
Author: Posy Roberts
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (June 1st, 2013)
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Heat Level: Moderate
Blurb: August Farrell doesn’t have a clue how to go about finding a boyfriend. He’s eighteen, a high school senior, has barely been kissed, and the thought of flirting with a boy terrifies him.
My short story, Risking It, that was includ...
June 14, 2013
Life Skills Need To Be Taught
Today I’m taking the time to teach my daughter how to do laundry. She is nearly 11, but is a very slight little girl. She is short and most of our laundry supplies are stored in a cupboard above my washer and dryer, so they weren’t in easy reach for her until the last six months or so.
She’s one of those kids who wears a pair of jeans once or even for a few hours and then throws them in the dirty clothes. Or else, she’ll wear the same shirt for days. So, a typical kid.
I’m hoping that this will...
June 13, 2013
Pissing on the Golden Arches
I’m pissed off at the moment. The McDonald’s close to my house totally sucks. Hubs went quick before he took the car—our only car—out to spend time with a friend. I’m foodless now because McDonald employees there are incompetent.
You’d think the person in the drive-thru would’ve said, “We don’t have that anymore. Would you like something else?” when hubby ordered the Daily Double. But no. They just loaded the bag with one sandwich for my kid and 2 fries.
If this were only the first time this ha...
One Too Many or Perfection?
I feel like I’m over-specializing my life, or at the very least, over-organizing my online life. For years I had a hotmail account that I shared with my husband. Yes,shared! When I started signing up for free this and free that, I decided to create my first gmail account to catch all that junk, but I really preferred using gmail over anythings else, so that quickly became my go to account. When I started my parenting blog ages ago, I used that as my main email, and it just naturally became my...
