***A continuation of the last story with Tom and Shelley here*** “Oh Tom, it’s not you, really.”  Shelley said. Then she heaved a sigh.  An ominous, brace-yourself-buddy-for-what-I’m-going-to-lay-down kind of sigh.  A sigh indicating a wish that this beach had a convenient swim-up bar at which to purchase some Dutch Courage. “I don’t even know how […]

Tears from him. In that hotel room, in the dark. Unmanning me. “I can’t… just can’t!” His voice pleaded, pulling the sheets up, aborting the moment. Me, Munsch’s Scream, silent, gaping.  Not breathing. Pulse frenetic. I couldn’t hear.  Something about another girl, no — a woman. Another woman.  He loved us both. She in Ohio, […]

I’m Not Writing A Novel has a new look!! It’s nothing fancy, as I’m still totally cheap and using WordPress for free.  Still, I think it’s mucho better than it was. Also, I’m Not Writing A Novel has its own facebook page now.  Everybody’s doing it… Jim at Just a Lil Blog, Lance at My […]

A couple of posts back I wrote about M and I being those kind of parents.  In hindsight, I feel that I may have given the incorrect impression about us – at least about our eating habits.  (Or more accurately my eating habits, I won’t presume to speak for M.) It’s very true that we […]

Focus. Focus. Focus…. wow it’s really nice outside and gee I wonder if I can get that appointment that I want to get anytime in the near future and no, no, no, I haven’t done that report yet and crap is that another bill that I STILL haven’t paid and how is it that I […]

While at a birthday party this weekend for a frouple’s two-year-old, I realized that we’ve become those parents. Which are those parents you may ask? (Even if you didn’t, I’m going to pretend that you did, because otherwise there’s no point to this post. Blogging is so convenient when one can speak for one’s own […]

I’ve been away for a while recovering from shoulder surgery, as you know.  It went really well, and I am a stellar recuperator (so far), so great news on that front. While I was out, two milestones were reached which need to be acknowledged and celebrated. First, my Nana, my grandmother on my father’s side, […]

w00t! Today lovely Lynn from All Fooked Up is hosting me for her “Go Ahead, Amuse Me” series! Please go check out my post about post-surgery humor there (yeah, that shoulder surgery, that was yesterday), and be sure to check out Lynn’s stuff, too.  She’s MORE than funny enough to justify a Reader subscription. Cheers!