actually writing blog: in which the author visits Cajun Country without leaving her kitchen
2026-08-25 19:59 MDT
OK I promise the actually writing blog will have actually writing content again very very soon. But today I'm just going to have y'all over for dinner again. Tuesdays are when I pick up our weekly farm share. We're CSA members with Friends Farm. We pick u . . . .
actually writing blog: in which the author determines a use for frozen chicken drumsticks
2026-08-14 20:12 MDT
Good evening. Today and yesterday have been a little low energy, with not as much writing as I meant to have done. (The Friday Fictionette for August 14 will just have to come out a day late.) But the new delivery from Wild Pastures was arriving today, and . . . .
actually writing blog: what the author's talking about when she talks about prompts
2026-08-05 17:47 MDT
I have, of late, and possibly belatedly, become aware that "prompt" is a word with multiple meanings, even in the context of writing. Or, indeed, "writing." Since I often talk about writing from prompts, I want to be extremely clear about what I mean. I . . . .
actually writing blog: in which the summer harvest multiplies and the author copes deliciously
2026-08-04 19:04 MDT
I swear I'm trying to get more regular with my blogging and but so anyway HOW ABOUT A RECIPE FOOD THING I call it... Shakshoukatouille! Ingredients Half a quite large yellow onion, or one if yours are reasonably sized Several cloves of garlic A couple . . . .
actually writing blog: The State of the Friday Fictionette Project, ed. June 2026
2026-07-14 20:35 MDT
Hello the blog! How abouts we do a little Friday Fictionette round-up? I haven't done one of these for a long while, what with being perpetually behind schedule and kind of ashamed about it, but hey! No time like the present to start things up again. I've . . . .
actually writing blog: Portland, OR. The NW Portland Hostel.
2026-04-30 17:40 MDT
Welp, here I am! At the end of my 2-day drive, and checked in at the hostel. It's tempting to just settle in here, hang out all evening in their Commons or their Cafe - but I mean to head over to wander the Northwest District just as soon as I've figured o . . . .
actually writing blog: Pendleton, OR. Arrowhead Travel Plaza.
2026-04-30 11:24 MDT
I was right about La Grande being the next planned charging stop. However, shortly after I began driving, ABRP offered a route that was "7 minutes faster." I thought, sure, why not, and tapped START DRIVING. The new route had me bypass La Grande and head r . . . .
actually writing blog: Nampa ID, the Starbucks at 6th and Northside
2026-04-30 07:40 MDT
Good morning. I am in Idaho. Spent the night at a rest stop because getting a hotel room just seemed like a lot of work. Woke up around 5:30 when the birds started mouthing off. Watched the moon set orange over a different collection of mountains than I'm . . . .
actually writing blog: Salt Lake City UT, a Target on 300 W
2026-04-29 16:30 MDT
Excuse me. Coalville, not Coalton. And I wound up skipping it entirely. It turns out, if you keep charging your vehicle to, like, 80% or 90% despite ABRP telling you that 65-70% will be fine, eventually it decides you don't need one of the originally plann . . . .
actually writing blog: Rock Springs WY, Kroger Smiths 182
2026-04-29 13:26 MDT
Self-check assistant: "Would you like me to get your your bag credits?" Me: "Oh, thank you... I only have the one bag, though." Self-check assitsant: "Eh, I'll give you extra. I feel like I always miss you when you're here." Me: bites tongue and stares in . . . .
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Below: Some of the author's recently published works (coming soon!).
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