UPDATE: He’s been found! Now being spoiled with some tuna — a neighbour let him in and then he was retrieved. Whew!! Poor little guy! He got out of Barb’s house. We’re hoping he hasn’t gone too far and can be lured back in. She saw him on the porch, but he ran off. She’s…
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Frustrations
Hastily as I have no time (literally, my 20 min voucher ticks away) things to date: no phone, no internet because I didn’t have a bank account until today and couldn’t deposit my check before tomorrow, so no money in account and no bank statement. Argh — no internet on campus because the request for…
Publications: Blink Ink & Scribing Ibis
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…
The Big Day
I expect there will be very little in the way of communication today — perhaps the occasional burst of annoyance or alarm on Twitter or Facebook, but not much more. It all must be dealt with today. So I’ve got my kick-ass on and I’m ready for disaster-solving. Of course I’m writing this from the…
Kipper Help!
At the eleventh hour, I need to make new plans for Kipper’s care while I am in Ireland. If you can help out, please email me! He’s seven, very timid but very affectionate once he gets to know you. He’s a cuddler and completely an indoor cream puff. I had hoped to save him the…
A Song for You
Actually, a song for me. Something to sing while the endless packing continues. Just a few more days, just a few more days — where did all this crap come from… Looking forward to tonight at the Point! See you there.
Counting the Days
…until the packing is done. Then I remember how few days there are and gulp, because there’s still so much to do. On a more positive note: my play Lumottu (“Enchanted”) from Unikirja gets a reading next Tuesday in Kingston at the Arts Society, 6:30 pm. If you can show up, do! It will be…
BitchBuzz: Writers as Content Providers
I tried to sneak a random Fall reference into my column today, but my editor generally nixes my loopy titles in favour of those that actually convey the subject of the piece. Go fig. Kudos to the fabulous Nancy Holzner for providing this week’s content (see, talk to me and you’ll end up in a…
News & The Ongoing Madness
I don’t know what I fundamentally do not understand about the process but the yardsale, as many already heard on Facebook and Twitter, was pretty much a bust. I sold a few things but I ended up abandoning the cause and leaving folks to loot as much as they wanted for free. Not all of…
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…
K. A. Laity 