Sara Dobie Bauer's Blog, page 18
June 1, 2015
A Fantastic Fear of … Agoraphobia
Obviously, what all writers look like.
I have step throat, and I’ve decided when my body is sick, my mind goes a little mental, so bear with me. As most of you know, I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder. What does this mean? Well, it means I did not attend Phoenix ComicCon this past weekend, because HELL NO, I WON’T GO.
Several people asked if I would be attending, to which I responded, calmly, “Are you nuts?”
See, I have a two-hour maximum. Even with friends, it’s difficult for me to s...
May 25, 2015
Double award-winner and ode to Charleston: A Man of Light and Scales
When you write fiction, you hope someone’s gonna like it. You never expect it’ll win an award, let alone TWO. My short experimental fiction piece A Man of Light and Scales placed second in the Maricopa Community Colleges District Writing Competition and second in Glendale Community College’s Traveler Competition. As these are both solely print journals, I now present the story for your online reading pleasure (even if my mom still doesn’t getthe ending). Warning: explicit content and general...
May 18, 2015
Dear slutty teenagers: Lana Del Rey is not God
I had the pleasure of seeing Lana Del Rey in concert last week, along with Courtney Love (who I worshipped as a teenager and whose showmanship I still greatly admire). We arrived at the concert on a chilly Phoenix night. The first time I realized I was super old was in the ladies’ restroom when a girl in an atrocious 80s throwback outfit said, “My mom gave me ten bucks for tonight!”
Then, I really looked around. Teenage girls were everywhere, and despite the chill, they were dressed like who...
May 12, 2015
12 Tumblr moments that make me love life
Now that I’m living life without antidepressants, I’ve learned ways to cope with creeping sadness. I’ve learned you gotta kick that sadness right in the ass, and there’s no better place to be surrounded by beauty and laughter … than Tumblr.
There, I said it. Make fun of me all you want, but the following round-up will remind you: life is tough but it’s funny and beautiful, too. I present my 12 favorite Tumblr moments.
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1. When David Tennant made this face on Doctor Who.
2. When Mulder mad...
May 5, 2015
LIFE WITHOUT HARRY official release on Amazon: For the Harry Potter fans
Cover art by Katie Stout Purcell.
Today,I re-released my 2013 novel LIFE WITHOUT HARRY on Amazon. What’s it about? Consider it an homage to my love of Harry Potter …
Xanax-dependent author Samantha Elliot is on deadline with a literary festival three weeks away when a white owl flies into her windshield and then disappears. This wouldnt be the strangest thing, if not for the magic wand that soon shows up and the Invisibility Cloak that just happens to make Sam invisible.
Then, theres Paul Rud...
April 30, 2015
“Mouth and the Muscle:” New noir thriller on OMDB!
What happened after I saved Maxs life is kind of a blur.
The warehouse by the docks smelled like spilled motor oil and spoiled seafood. A big, blue moon reflected off black water. I walked fast, late for a meeting. My partner, Max, and I had been undercover two months by then, trying to bust a guy importing illegal drugs from Canada. We were close.
Max was already inside, talking. That was his strong suit. He was the brains; I was the brawn. He looked the part, too: medium height; marathon r...
April 23, 2015
How antidepressant withdrawal ruined my body and mind (via SheKnows.com)
Last night, I couldn’t sleep because I thought I was going to die. I said goodbye to my dogs and my husband because some part of me was positive I would not wake up in the morning. Well. I did wake up. Some days, I wish I wouldn’t.
This is antidepressant withdrawal.
I’ve suffered from depression all my adult life. It moves as the tide; it ebbs and flows, just like my use of medication, most often, SSRIs like Celexa, Paxil or Wellbutrin. I’ve been on some variety of SSRI (selective serotonin r...
April 12, 2015
New Sherlock fan fiction: You Were Wrong About Him
You thought my husband was cruel. He said horrible things to youbiting, personal things. He brought out your worst and made you monstrous. You hated him for it, and for his brilliance, his need for blood and murder and work (always the work) with no pay because he didnt need the money.
You hated him for that, too, his bottomless bank account and the way he wore expensive clothes and that coat. The damn coat. The way he walked with purpose, or rather strutted. You hated my husband because you...
April 9, 2015
Liars’ League: Grieving another me in NYC
We’re always grieving something: a person, a place, a different time … a different us.
Last Wednesday, New York actress Hannah Seusy performed my piece, THE WAY WE FORGET, at famed literary locale KGB Bar thanks to Liars’ League NYC.
From their website:
“Liars’ League NYCis a live literary journal featuring professionally trained actors reading original short stories by both emerging and well-established writers. Selected stories are published on our website, performed in front of a live aud...
Liars��� League: Grieving another me in NYC
Were always grieving something: a person, a place, a different time a different us.
Last Wednesday, New York actress Hannah Seusy performed my piece, THE WAY WE FORGET, at famed literary locale KGB Bar thanks to Liars League NYC.
From their website:
Liars League NYCis a live literary journal featuring professionally trained actors reading original short stories by both emerging and well-established writers. Selected stories are published on our website, performed in front of a live audience...
