One of my favorite quotes was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald: "Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story." It is from The Crack-Up, which also includes a section called "Turkey Remains and How to Inter Them with Numerous Scarce Recipes" containing absurd, seasonally-appropriate recipe suggestions … Continue reading Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story
Listing Beyond Forty
This is the first post in a new series I'm calling "Works for Me Wednesdays." On most Wednesdays, I'll share tips, products, and services that work to make my life easier, entertaining, or somehow better. I'll start with my to do list strategy. As I've gotten older I have more things to do and less … Continue reading Works for Me: Sticky Note To Do List
Some people are upset because Starbucks Red Cups are not adorned with specific Christmas images this year. A simple design choice on a particular piece of seasonal landfill fodder has been declared part of the alleged "War on Christmas" and has been met with comments that don't embody the spirit of the holiday people claim … Continue reading Starbucks is for coffee, not for validating my choice of holidays
While I was busy publishing pieces of The October Diary, I was also accumulating some news that I finally have a chance to share. I'm telling a story in a live show next week, and one of my blog posts was published in a book! Let me tell you about them! Let me use exclamation points! … Continue reading I’m in a show! I’m in a book!
The October Diary is a work of fiction that was released serially during October 2015. This is the final installment. Unless you are a fan of spoilers, you shouldn't read this until you have read all the entries as listed here. October 31st Today I will die, but if the witch told the truth, this will … Continue reading October 31: Not the Last Page
Kim Z. Dale 