Photo credit: Photo byMs. Maze on Flickr Conversation between a neighbor and me as we bonded over writing: Neighbor: "You know, I always dreamed of becoming a published writer, but so few people are ever published, and the publishing process itself is so daunting." Me: "True. The whole aspect of selling yourself and your work [...]
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An Open Letter to Anyone Who Knows Me
This letter is intended for people who know me in real life but did not know about this blog and happened to find it. It's not intended for those of you who were invited here by my husband or me. Dear friend (or relative, or acquaintance, or family friend, or friend of a friend, or [...]
Pause
Photo credit: Photo byRebecca (Becky/Bex) on Flickr When I was a kid and my parents needed to get my brother or me to stop what we were doing, they'd use the language of sports to break things up. "Time out!" they'd yell, holding their hands up in a referee's T. My household, however, operates on [...]
An Open Letter to my Father
Dear Dad, I remember one night when I was maybe ten. It was a weekend or a holiday, so there was no reason to be up early the next morning, and I suspect I couldn't sleep. I was standing in the living room in my nightgown, and instead of sending me off to bed, you [...]
An Open Letter to my Mother
Dear Mom, If you are reading this, you have somehow found yourself at my blog. I always knew there was the potential for you to end up here, but I figured the odds were against it, and the work I've been doing is important enough that it seemed worth that small risk. Now that you [...]
"Does Your Husband Read This Blog?!"
The day before yesterday, I had a real life friend over. During her visit, we were discussing my blog. She doesn't access the Internet often, so while she was here, she took the opportunity to read some of my posts. While reading, she paused for a moment, then said, "Um, does [Mark] read this blog?" [...]
Jen Interviews Me: Part 1
In my travels around the blogosphere (that is what the kids are calling it, isn't it?) I happened upon Stay-At-Home Motherdom, a wonderful blog by Jen, a stay-at-home mom and recovering alcoholic. Jen put out an offer to personalize some interview questions for anyone who was interested. I had such a good time reading her [...]
What the "P" Stands For
When I started blogging, I blogged under a set of pseudonymous initials: MPJ. After a while, I got tired of not having a real pseudonym; in part, I realized it was difficult to tell if MPJ was a man or a woman, and I wanted to make it clear that this is very much a [...]
My Pseudonym
Ok, I am officially tired of going by my pseudonymous initials. I am giving myself a pseudonym to go with them. I shall henceforth be known as Mary P. Jones. What does the P stand for? I don't know yet. Suggestions?
