Lately I’ve been doing this thing where I suddenly want to burst into tears for no reason. If it happens when I’m in public I blink rapidly and take deep breaths and shake my head until the feeling goes away. If it happens when I’m at home I’ll just let the waterworks happen. It takes … More Movie Night: Southside With You
After my last dire post, I thought I’d share a bit of good news. Great news, actually. My kitty’s tumors are benign! Added bonus: the vet said Fievel is a wonderful cat. He can be. He watches movies with me. (Fievel is more sensibility than sense.) He helps me storyboard. (Ha!) He even ignores reads the … More The Kitty’s All Right
So this happened: Stephen King came to li’l ol’ Albuquerque as part of his End of Watch tour, and got interviewed by George R.R. Martin. All thanks to our local indie bookstore, Bookworks. Here are some notes from that June 16, 2016 conversation. “They saved my life.” –Stephen King on George R.R. Martin’s Song of … More Notes on the Stephen King and George R.R. Martin Conversation
I finally got my new pair of walking shoes–Adidas Supernova Glide–and took them out for my first Sunday morning fast walk this May. Of course, playlists ensued. Here are a few tracks that kept me stepping. For some reason this morning, I needed to revisit the rock/blues of my childhood. Never Been Any Reason by Head … More Sunday Walking Playlist – The Seventies Bluesy Rock Edition
What happens when you have a day job, a writing career, and an ailing mother you’ve been dealing with for the past four months: What happens when even though you’ve got a house to clean, bills to pay, and groceries to get, you look out the kitchen window and just can’t fucking take it anymore: … More In The Weeds
My friend Dia loves her new selfie stick. She’s kind of a beast with it. Now she’s on this kick where she makes all her friends pose like other iconic photos. Behold: When Dia showed me this pic of Lucy and Ethel, it was on. We did multiple outtakes, in a Greek diner on a … More What Happens When Your Friend Gets a Selfie Stick
Somehow, despite losing an hour due to start of Daylight Saving Time, I managed to get my first good night’s sleep in awhile. Spring is right around the corner, the Albuquerque sky is bright blue, and I went for a power walk through the neighborhood, jamming to my tunes. Came back to the house, synced … More Happy Spring Forward
One year when I was seven, my mom said no to her parents’ invitation to Christmas dinner. Later, I found out that her decision was because the last time we’d visited, my grandfather had gotten drunk and angry and thrown a hairbrush at her. She was pretty much like “fuck you” after that. But at the time, as a … More Why I Have and Always Will Love the Chipmunks Christmas Song
I found out via a Facebook tag from my friend who lives in Atlanta (go figure) that Judy Blume was going to be in Santa Fe for a book signing. To which I commented, “Eeeeee!” So I contacted my blogging buddy, Permed to Natural, who also loves Judy Blume, and we drove up to Collected Works … More I Get to Meet Judy Blume, Again!
Shannon Yvonne Moreau 