Here’s the lovely package you get when you order the Noir issue of Blink|Ink. And you will order it, won’t you? It’s got a lovely story by me and gruesomely hilarious one by Mr B (Paul Brazill) and loads of great photography as well as some terrific stories told in a flash — and for…
Category: stress release
I Have the Most Amazing Friends
Well, you knew that, right? But they continually amaze me anew; I was flabbergasted today with this incredible treat. Thank you, Niamh! I am still speechless. Can you believe it? This cake shows the fae folk of Ireland welcoming me to a little cottage in Galway by the bay. And the pièce de résistance? Chocolate…
10 Things I Love
Tapped by my Twitter pal, Betty Herbert, here is a random list of 10 things that I unabashedly love. They are not in rank order and this might be a completely different list tomorrow. Anyway, it distracted me for a moment from the packing panic. 1. Peter Cook 2. Mark E Smith 3. Jane Austen…
BitchBuzz: How to Ruin the Holidays + Mangrove Trailer
First, my column for the week: if you’re mild-hearted and love the holidays, you may want to skip it. I am particularly proud of finding that picture of Katy Perry: How to Ruin the Holidays By K.A. Laity Whether you celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Solstice or Yule, you have an equal opportunity this year to…
BitchBuzz: Why are People So Desperate to be Writers?
My column (in haste: NYC bound!): Why are People so Desperate to be a Writers? Everybody’s a writer or wants to be. At least that’s what the internet tells me. There are all kinds of ways to help writers or writer wannabes. For example there is the persistent Twitter spam telling you that writers are…
BitchBuzz: Relax!
My latest column features something I know a bit about these days: relaxing! The other night I joined my intrepid editor for the launch of Starbucks’s new Discoveries drinks, who partnered with Mills & Boon for the evening. The publishing giant apparently conducted a study that demonstrated that most women found it difficult to carve out…
Mondays Sometimes Require…
Reminding myself the semester is almost over, then will come the time to actually catch up…
Girls’ Night Out
Friday night I went out with pals Jenise and Angela. Our first stop was the oh so sophisticated Wine Bar on Lark, but then Angela thought we should go play pool at the Hollywood down the street. Much larking on Lark — for a long time we had the room upstairs to ourselves. The youthful…
Connecticut Jaunt
Despite the tight schedule I have this month, I decided to take the opportunity to run down to Connecticut and see my pals before I take off for Britain for a month on June 1. I headed out with the sun shining and the windows down while I blasted music through the lovely Berkshires. First…
Horror!
No, not just for the number of emails in my inbox (although that is horrifyingly substantial!) but because I begin the summer intensive course on horror film. First feature today: “Bride of Frankenstein”! Isn’t this a lovely photo of Lanchester?! Along with a lot of the Universals I’ll have a few other things to show…
K. A. Laity 