On Tagline, Angst and All you People
In the off chance that one of the three people who reads this blog notices, the answer is yes: I changed the tagline. The new tagline is: Culture. Angst. Love. … Read More
Tag: blogging
Being Out There Again – #reverb13 – Day 5
Right now, you are experiencing with me my biggest risk of 2013. Back in 2009, after the kids came to live with us, the kids’ attorney advised me to consider … Read More
The Night Before Scintilla
I admit it: when it comes to Twitter writing projects, I am such a sucker. Well, that assumes of course that getting myself tangled up with an online community of … Read More
I Keep on Forgetting
I am making some updates to my blogrolls, here and on my home page. It’s tedious, but it’s been on my to do list for a long time. That’s because … Read More
5 Great Things to Say in a Blog Comment (Here and Elsewhere)
Bloggers love to read their comments. And blog commenting is a key part of the give-and take life we live out here. But sometimes reading posts leaves us unsure of … Read More
Double Digits – My growing mailing list!
Growth is exciting! Today I saw my mailing list subscriber list number hit double digits! I know others have no idea, but you TOO can receive A Small State right … Read More
This Blog is TOO HOT, This Blog is Too COLD
Yesterday I wrote a really substantial post about cultural anxiety. Me: Did you read my post? Hubby: Oh, yeah. It was great. Wow. Me: Did you comment? Hubby: Uh no. … Read More
What the Slippers Know
Oh my! Finally my slippers and I are getting the recognition they deserve! In this season of scandalous awards programs, I am HONORED to have been given this truly wonderful … Read More
“Why I’m Too Scared to Blog”
A Guest Post in Which New Haven Graphic Designer Jessica Ferguson Reveals Her “Blog Problem” “Most people are just afraid of putting pencil to paper.” That’s how one of my … Read More
“Your Life’s Work of Art has Already Begun”
Day 10, #Reverb10 Prompt: Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? (Thanks, Susannah Conway!) “To create a work of art you’re … Read More
Please Accept This Spider Drawing as Payment
Artists are basically fucked in America. They work their asses off, often all day and all night, spend heaps of money and thought on their craft and at the end … Read More
Defining Blogger Integrity
NPR visited BlogHer 2009 in Chicago this week and raised the issue of blogger ethics that I’ve been ranting about for years now (can you believe I’ve been blogging for … Read More