I know. I know. I KNOW. I’ve been quiet. No new blog posts.No fresh stories.No flash fiction. And apparently that

Blue is a very good watchdog. She barks at Amazon deliveries.She barks at the neighbors’ carpools.She barks at Mittens the

I teach middle school online. At the end of every class, we spend the last 30 seconds on scribble time.

People with bad cell phone etiquette in public are so annoying. I was in the grocery store, in the produce

I made an enormous dish of chicken cordon bleu. It’s a fussy, time-consuming meal, so I only make it for

Happy Festivus! Today is Festivus! This week we had National Short Girl Day. Today is Festivus. We’ve already had Hanukkah.

Today, December 21, is the shortest day of the year. It also happens to be National Short Girl Appreciation Day.

Mittens The cat who lives across the street is named Mittens. Mittens loves to preen in front of our front

A Real Holiday Celebration It’s not really a holiday celebration unless something in the house decides to fall apart at

Whose brilliant idea was it to go to Costco on Thanksgiving week? Ugh, the crowds. We buy our dog food

Pecan – How do you say it? Everyone’s got an accent. Yes, even me, the English teacher. Some of my

Communication Begins With A Laugh There’s nothing funnier than the person who isn’t amused. Ordering someone not to laugh is