I was driving with my son when we passed this old strip mall that had a One Hour Photo Shop. Intrigued, he asked me what it was. “Well,” I explained, “sometimes people need their pictures quickly for some reason or… Read More ›
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Recipe Deleters
I have a friend who is a notorious recipe deleter. Perhaps you have one of those in your life. Here’s the scenario: You’re invited to dinner and your host, in this case, my friend, brings out an incredible apple pie…. Read More ›
Stress.
Stress has all sorts of negative effects on one’s health and body. I’m under a lot of stress right now. The biggies: new job, new house, new schools for my kids, car breaking down, very little money. You get the… Read More ›
4:30 AM
Here’s what happens when you have to drive at 4:30 in the morning out in the mountains and forests of upstate NY. You start to freak out. It happens slowly. Since you’re alone on the road, you think about the… Read More ›
Boxes of Horcruxes
This past week, I went to help my parents pack up their house. It’s a huge job, and the house is filled with tons of memories. Boxes are filled with old toys, school papers, and books. It was like going… Read More ›
One Year
It’s the one year anniversary of Writing Elves! Yes, I’m pretty excited. I started this blog as a way to force myself to write each week. I asked some blogging friends for advice and sort of just jumped into the… Read More ›
HAPPY JULY 4TH!
WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! “Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.” -Albert Einstein See you on Monday!
A Moving Post
This week’s post is postponed while Writing Elves moves to its new location. As soon as the computer is unpacked and started, we’ll get back to your normally scheduled blog post. By the way, for the record, I actually wrote… Read More ›
Les Misery
Just got back from Les Miserables, the film. I really wanted to love this movie. I mean, I was waiting for this since the day I saw that two second blip on IMDB. I watched every clip I could get… Read More ›
Writing Elves
Neil Gaiman once spoke about magical writing elves that appear in the night while an author sleeps. These are elves who miraculously finish the manuscript that author is working on. Most struggling writers want to believe in that myth. As you’re stuck in… Read More ›