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There Is No Room For Good Literature
Today I received an email rejection for a short story I submitted to the New England Review. Like all of the other rejections I have received for my writing, it was form (“Dear Author…”); it went on...
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Magic Number 100, or things I want to do before I turn 30
Yippy! This is my 100th blog post! Excitement abound at the Schmidt Ranch, and of course by excitement I mean me (in pajamas) skipping around the house and sipping an extra large bottle of bubbly,...
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WhoreAholics Anonymous
This post has sadly been removed due to publication and copyright laws. You can still read it, though, by buying B(itch) Against the World for unlimited viewing, plus more great and new posts from...
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Looks Like SOPA Dropped the Soap
There is nothing in this world that I dislike more than feeling morally obligated to participate in a protest. They are usually just so time consuming and messy; and it typically just makes me more...
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Well we can call that “the last Oscar Party we will ever throw”…
… or how about “the last PARTY FOR ANYTHING we will ever throw?” My husband and I used to be real party-throwers. A lot of people came. We had a lot of food, drinks, and fun. There were often themes –...
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People I Am Currently Mad At
I’m in the midst of a little pity party. I do this sometimes (probably a lot of times, actually) – my life leaves much to be desired at times and can be pretty humdrum. With a husband I rarely see, a...
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Has the Blogosphere Become High School All Over Again?
Short answer: YES. Long answer: I wrote a blog about six months ago called “Are Bloggers Becoming Mean Girls?” In it I argued against the notion that bloggers are cliquey. I had seen some bloggers...
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Chicagoland Bloggie Friend Frolic
I’m super duper sorry that I’ve been so minimal on the blog these last few weeks, you guys. It’s just that life got crazy a few days before we left for vacation, and it’s only now calming down as we go...
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STFU Fridays: Stop Blogging and Start Writing, People
Blogher13 is on. For those of you not into the whole blogging community thing, Blogher is an annual conference for … duh … bloggers. I’ve never been, so I won’t go on lambasting it for all the reasons...
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So you can get my book for 99 CENTS this week…
Who doesn’t have a dollar to spend on themselves this holiday season? Well I am one of them, but let’s not go there. I mean that this holiday season you will all be shelling out tons of moolah on other...
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