Whenever I have work put in front of me, specifically a rewrite of something I’ve worked hard on that involves the unravelling of that work, my process tends to go something like this: 1. I …
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I can(‘t)
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peak peek lose loose
Morrison reads pretty much everything I write before I turn it in, especially pitch documents and outlines which I sometimes rush through. Basically his brain is the absolute best with streamlining, making things clear, while …
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39.99999999
Age is just a number, declared the woman as she turned 39, somehow still in her middle thirties, as middle thirties in fact last until the very last second of the day before you turn …
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my brand
I have a brand, or maybe it’s my essence? Or a pattern? It’s Whimsical Food Accidents. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve stained myself or my clothes or an important document in some …
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there’s no u in mom
I returned yesterday from my sojourn VERY excited to see Joe. I missed him like he was a new boy I was dating who’s just learning how to eat food. I thought about him constantly …
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the Look
May I please direct your attention to baby Morrison, center, serving me the EXACT look he gives me every time I repeat myself, ask him when the new refrigerator door is coming and has he …
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I fell down the stairs
The last few months I’ve been going through a real rite of passage as a new Mother, which is of course the Brandi Carlile Phase, in which all you do is listen to Brandi Carlile …
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write what you Don’t Know
There is the adage write what you know and I’ve kind of lived and written by it. I’ve mined my life and my heart and my mind for stories, for things that have happened to …
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Questions to Never Ask
I’ve been venturing out of the house more and more, even went up to Ojai for a night to finish a rewrite (THANK YOU MORRISON.) While there, TWO DIFFERENT WOMEN on TWO DIFFERENT DAYS asked …
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Do you Validate
As I feel my feelings, and think about those feelings, then feel the feelings all over again, which might be the other Circle of Life? I realize that all people really need is food, water, …