Ephemera

Tidbits to be enjoyed and consumed quickly are collected here in hopes of future value.

  • After it all, a little pause
    A huge thank you to all of my readers for joining me on April’s GloPoWriMo journey. What an adventure! I’ve enjoyed […]
  • Flashback Friday
    Last week’s Flashback Track #114 asked for listeners to share a song, piece of artwork, or poem that reminds them of […]
  • TWT- Lapidation
    I won’t budge, nor will my blank-faced enemies, whose readied hands foreshadow my future as a pile of stones. Bookish Bubble’s Twenty […]
  • Love Needs Translation
    Greetings Readers, Many of you know about my stories centered on a strip-mall in the future. I’m so pleased to announce […]
  • I Won’t Back Down
    Flashback Track #108 asked for listeners to share a song that is a battle cry, a personal mantra of sorts. Most […]
  • Pálida Moon
    Just as a dancer works tirelessly to perfect her moves, I have been continuing to work on my craft, editing and […]
  • I Made A Sub Cry
    The never-ending work week rounds out with, “Hey teach, I heard you made a sub cry?” I can’t even make my […]
  • Fibbing Friday~February 11, 2023
    Di (aka Pensitivity101) hosts Fibbing Friday, and this week, he asks us to elucidate the definitions of some commonly known terms:
  • From Childhood’s Hour
    From childhood’s hour I have not been. As others were; I have not seen. As others saw; I could not bring. My […]
  • Top Ten Songs of 2022
    Originally posted on Songshine Sounds:
    What’s the fun of having a music blog if you can’t list out your personal top…
  • Raccoons are Avid Readers
    Shh, don’t tell anybody, but raccoons truly are avid readers, and you can read all about it in the latest collection […]
  • The Unsolved Christmas
    When I was eight years old, I received a Rubik’s Cube for Christmas. I can admit, I never solved the thing, […]
  • Is It Better Now?
    I will query my manuscript in the fall of 2022. I will query my manuscript in the winter of 2022. I […]
  • Friday Night Jukebox
    This week was unforgiving, so I’m gonna celebrate the ending with a straight shot of music, chase it down with the […]
  • Today in Music November 11th, 2022
    Originally posted on Songshine Sounds:
    Today in the U.S. we celebrate Veteran’s Day. So, to any of our listeners who have…
  • Mellow Monday October 31st 2022
    Originally posted on Songshine Sounds:
    What happens when the 1994 hit “Girl Like You Before” by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins is…
  • Modern-Day Sirens~Wet Leg
    I’m so delighted that my article on the band Wet Leg went live this weekend. What a fun-loving, storytelling duo. They’ve […]
  • Under the Crescent Moon
    And so it is…the season of mischief-making is upon us, to swing below a crescent moon dripping with its reflection. For […]
  • The Joker and the Queen
    Flashback Friday #72 asks listeners to take on an analogy, and I was reminded of this recent song by Ed Sheeran, […]
  • Modern-Day Sirens: Michelle Zauner
    Have you heard of Japanese Breakfast? It’s a band fronted by the modern-day siren and New York Bestselling author, Michelle Zauner. […]