Sometimes it can be constructive to get out a little anger about those things in writing that really tick us off. The things that really get under our skin about bad writing, and what leaps off the page as a sign that the author either has no talent or isn't trying hard enough. What do you hate most...

Most circles of thought look at certain habits as being minimal.  Especially the practitioners feel most adamant about habitual usage being "harmless", can never hurt you, or have any negative side effects.  Something that comes from the ground has none of the addictive qualities of pharma...

As my readers know, I've been hard at work revising several of my stories so that they'll be ready for showtime in my senior thesis (the deadline is coming up! Yikes!). One story my advisor liked, but in our meeting he imagined the climactic scene in a different way, with a new emphasis on some of t...

Joan Harvest , one of my blog friends, gave me a great set of interview questions that she wanted answered.  1. You have done an amazing job with your reviews of certain TV shows. Have you ever thought of doing this for a living? I would love to actually get paid for writing!  I wanna be the next...

Most writers and their families are facing direct backlash from the economic crisis, and we here at Casa PBW are no exception. My guy is presently in imminent danger of losing his job, which will make me the sole bread winner for a while, maybe as long as the six years we have to go until he retires...

Fastest Cat Update Ever ThenISwearIllStopSrsly Mr. ToeBeans is back home. He spent the night at the vet, getting poked and pill-fed and blood-paneled and fecal floated. He's got ROUNDWORM! (Everybody now: "ewwwwwwwwwwgh.") This explains the bacteria and the fever. He's now on a lovely pill schedule,...

Last week I finally, finally finished my longest story yet. The actual time spent writing wouldn't add up to more than a few hours, but the work I'm calling "Vasitthi the Madwoman" took over three months of solid thought and research and clocks in at a solid 20 or so pages (and 6,500+ words). More t...

It’s currently 2:18am and I have Gogol Bordello playing pretty loudly and I seem to be in a much better mood that I was yesterday. This is in part to getting a crapload of sleep today, talking to Blake until 5am yesterday morning, internet friends coming through with birthday presents so I don...

Click the images to magnify I really haven’t written very much about the adventure I had getting Sam into the US for Christmas. Dad and I left for Montreal around 6:30 PM on December 23rd, and got on the road about a half hour later due to a stop for gas and a visit to my brother’s place...

HEY!! I don't even know if I'm allowed to be posting this, but Shmoop just gave me a damn JOB! Writing about POETRY! I am going to GET PAID to write about POETRY! This is why I write this crap down - because actually spelling it out makes me SUPER EXCITED! Exclamation point! Granted, it's a semi-fre...