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Mr. T

SynchronicitiesNovember 6, 2018420Views 0Likes 0Comments

Of all the things--and I mean of all the things--I decided "out of the blue" to type "tchaikovsky life" in YouTube when I got in my car and wanted to listen to something for my 20-minute ride home. I had, for whatever reason, been thinking of the ballet, "Swan Lake," which I adore, and had…

Squirreling

UncategorizedNovember 5, 2018474Views 0Likes 0Comments

The fall season -- particularly the mid-point between fall and winter (as noted by Halloween and Día de los Muertos) -- always serves to remind me how biological, programmed and seasonal I am. Like clockwork, Halloween marks the beginning of an almost uncontrollable desire to stock up on calories. Suddenly sugars, sweets, high-calorie foods are…

From whence doth all this yellow come?

Things I PonderNovember 3, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I wouldn’t put yellow in my top 10–or even 20–favorite colors. Probably not even in my top 30, if I were ever to explore what I might put on such a list. In terms of clothing and accessory items I wear, I lean toward the muted, hazy, cool neutrals. Yet, somehow when I opened up…

Uber Chronicles book review by Literary Links

My books ... and bitsOctober 30, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

What is your book about? I drive for Uber a bit, and I decided that I would write about each and every passenger, about my experience of finding them, greeting them, the conversation, the silence, the good-bye. How did you come up with the title? I did a Facebook contest! Got lots of suggestions from my friends.…

Party on

MemoriesOctober 16, 2018902Views 0Likes 0Comments

Super lovely party in Annapolis last night. Cj and I have some sort of magic going on: he's got the space and the set up thing and while his home is lovely, he transforms it even more into a great party space. I've got the invites, enrollment and engagement thing going on. Together, and with…

My Biggest #CMWorld Take-Away was, Actually, Rather Small

Other WritingSeptember 21, 2018995Views 0Likes 0Comments

I wrote this piece for the Capitol Communicator, a key trade mag/group for advertising, marketing, digital et cetera professionals in the DC-Metro area, as a bit of on-the-scene reporting from Content Marketing World.

It’s a drug

Things I PonderSeptember 18, 2018897Views 0Likes 0Comments

When I stopped drinking coffee daily (and ritually, and religiously, and lovingly, and dependently, and, and, and ...), I began developing a hyper-awareness to the drug that is caffeine. Even now, this morning, I tried to trick myself into having a simple cup of black tea, thinking, "ah, I'll be fine." Not even halfway through, I…

Ride of Steel

Little BitsSeptember 15, 2018845Views 0Likes 0Comments

On my own, I'm not sure if I'd ever initiate a roller-coaster trip, but a group of friends did, and, well, I went along. Were I to have guessed--from looks alone--which ride I would like best, I'm not sure I'd have picked this one. But, you know: life is full of surprises! Ride of Steel was…

Uber Chronicles: The Unconventional Life

My books ... and bitsAugust 30, 2018945Views 0Likes 0Comments

Here's a book review of my first Uber Chronicles by Breana Johnson originally published on Oui Share. What if you took on a gig-based job? What if you changed your lifestyle and earned money doing something you enjoy … spontaneously, freely, and on your time? That is precisely what Jessie Newburn did. She decided to…

It’s the little things

Burning Man, SynchronicitiesJuly 1, 2018512Views 0Likes 0Comments

Some time ago, I was the theme-camp organizer for a camp at Burning Man called More Carrot, Black Rock City's Farmers Market. Our gift was an early-morning farmers market of sorts where we offered plenty of fresh fruit and veggies for dusty folks to enjoy. A friend of mine (one of those rather artistic burners, of…

A second 1,000-year flood

NatureMay 28, 2018718Views 0Likes 0Comments

I was out of town myself, grateful for just pitter patter rain while camping at a festival, and I missed the heavy rainfall that caused the second "thousand-year flood" in two years down in Historic Ellicott City. I saw some vague note on FB last night about Ellicott City being hit again, but having no idea…

No presents for her

My books ... and bitsMay 14, 2018972Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of my Uber Chronicles stories. My next passenger is at a Royal Farms convenience store off of Route 1. She’s Ethiopian, a little short, a little bit overweight, and she looks to be in her early 30s. After we leave the parking lot, we have to circle back to the store because…