C.L. Roman's Blog, page 10
April 1, 2014
Pageant Rag
Today is day two of pageant Hell week and I’m tired, a bit frayed at the edges. I know it’s going to get worse before it gets better, but that’s ok. This is the culmination of a year’s worth of planning and work. The pageant committee has been planning since two weeks after last year’s pageant. … Continue reading →
March 28, 2014
Surprised Rag
I love surprises - roses for no reason, picking out a shirt you really like and THEN finding out its on sale, surprise parties, fire works, unexpected chocolate. (Ok, fine, any kind of chocolate, but you get the point.) A good surprise can be wonderful. There are other kinds of surprises – a flat tire, rain when … Continue reading →
March 25, 2014
My Take: In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
Ok – I realize that I don’t usually review non-indie books, but after having read my first J.A. Krentz novel, I couldn’t resist. I’m betting you won’t be able to either. In Too Deep, by Jayne Ann Krentz is an unusual look at the “normal life” of the paranormal among us. Fallon Jones is the … Continue reading →
March 21, 2014
Success Rag
It is amazing how great the right space feels. Right now I am sitting in my new office. From the bookshelves which now hold my favorite selection of fiction and nonfiction, to the desk whose sole purpose is to provide a platform for my work, this room was made for me. It’s a little intimidating. … Continue reading →
March 14, 2014
Spring Rag
Well, it’s official; as of 4:00 this afternoon , Spring Break has begun! I am beyond excited. I have been looking forward to this week since a week after Christmas break ended. I purposely stayed later than I absolutely had to in order tie up a few loose ends today, so that I wouldn’t have to … Continue reading →
March 7, 2014
Values Rag
My students and I were discussing Arthur Miller’s The Crucible today. We’ve come to the fourth act and most of them are horrified by the behavior of Abigail Williams and her companions in cruelty. One of the questions on our final analysis sheet asks about the difference between the values of Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren. … Continue reading →
February 28, 2014
Human Rag
I got home today and did what I always do. I kissed my husband, poured a large glass of wine and headed for my spot on the couch. Then I logged in to Facebook and saw multiple versions of this message: Now, since I don’t live under a rock and I am not mentally challenged … Continue reading →
February 24, 2014
Motivation?
More writing, more chugging along. 2000 words this day, 200 words the next. I am the picture of sophisticated grace consistency. As I slog through my WIP, though, I’m forced to think a lot about motivation. What makes a coward (because Levi is) travel across reality and through borders in the fabric of the universe … Continue reading »
February 22, 2014
Closet Rag
I declared war on my closet this week. Well, we did. I dragooned both my daughters into the fight. To be fair I did offer them the spoils of closet war and they were not slow to take me up on it. My craft closet has long been a mysterious catchall for the well-used, misappropriated, … Continue reading »
February 14, 2014
Valentine’s Rag
In honor of Valentines day – an anti-gush poem… What it doesn’t do Loneliness doesn’t stab, It slides rain falls inside a slow cascade of Sliding ice pulls you under, Freezes over. No room to breathe. No place to hide. Rejection doesn’t burn, It stabs slips the blade in deep fear is a poison, an infection that keeps the wound … Continue reading »
