Flashback Friday: Foodie Files

From a meal at a place where I used to live. Yumories! 2008... Other than laundry and the guilty pleasure of Lifetime's Fallen Angels Week, I did very little this weekend - just regrouped from a long week at the full-time gig and reveled in the fact that I don't currently have a freelance deadline … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Foodie Files

Teacher is to School as Jax is to _________

It's a Saturday night. I have a glass of wine and a belly full of hors d'oeuvres, and I'm fighting to get my hands on the analogies portion of the SATs. It's the only part I ever really felt confident with. But I'm guessing that's not the answer to the first question in your mind... … Continue reading Teacher is to School as Jax is to _________

Top 10 Writer Songs

  Or so I say: 10. Hey Jack Kerouac, Natalie Merchant 9. TSMNWA (They Spelled My Name Wrong Again), Loudon Wainwright 8. Lady Writer, Dire Straits 7. Paperback Writer, The Beatles 6. Edit, Regina Spektor 5. Everyday I Write the Book, Elvis Costello 4. Invisible Ink, Aimee Mann 3. Sunday Papers, Joe Jackson Band 2. … Continue reading Top 10 Writer Songs

Flashback Friday: Postcard Round Robin

I really want to start this up again! From 2008... A few weeks ago, Vanessa at Random Ramblings started a Postcard Round Robin on TSB, and a few bloggers started exchanging snail mail with each other. Today, mixed in with the bills and the PennySaver, I got my first postcard from Vanessa herself - one … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Postcard Round Robin

Lincoln! You’ gonna drive me to drinkin’.

Hats off to Berkshire Creative for a smashing SPARK! networking event at Chesterwood, the former studio and home of sculptor Daniel Chester French, last week. The conversations alone were enough, but just one small part of a well-organized event. We talked about marketing, media, public relations, and the power of collaboration with dozens of like-minded … Continue reading Lincoln! You’ gonna drive me to drinkin’.