I think I should start a podcast called “The Introverted Mother” where I spend the 30 minutes of airtime locked in a small, dark closet with headphones on, sitting in silence. I could call it “work,” or “a creative project,” but really I’d be recharging, as they say. Would you listen? My husband has the […]
Continue ReadingMy time in the hospital
I wonder for how long I’ve been ignoring the messages my body has been yelling at me. Certainly I should have known that the sensation of vertigo was enough to leave work, but I was so eager to get back to seeing clients after having had laryngitis for a week that I decided that nothing […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps I am back at it
Hey. I had a rough few weeks. My husband was out of town, I have two babies, I got sick, etc., etc. But, here I am. Over the weekend I went to the conference “Writing the Novel & Crafting Your Career,” given by The Loft Literary Center. Sure, I haven’t written the novel yet, and […]
Continue ReadingSo far, so good: The book I started today
I am about five or six chapters into Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, by Haruki Murakami, and thus far, I’m intrigued and excited for the rest of the book. As far as I’ve read, I’ve learned that the main character, presently 36, suffered a rejection from his four very best friends years […]
Continue ReadingDoes this count?
I didn’t make my word count for last week. Dang. I’m not super sure I’ll make it this week, either, but perhaps. What I’m writing: Tweets. Does that count? Nah. Hey, but I finished Sweetbitter. My final grade: A D. I believe I will post a spoiler of sorts here in a bit. I have […]
Continue ReadingThis week I will consume grammar
Do you use Goodreads? I use it like Facebook for readers: A place where I loiter about, looking into other people’s windows and judging their choices while not inviting anybody into my house. (I never write reviews. I wish I did. I should. But I won’t for now.) Some people would simply make a list […]
Continue ReadingI mother: How I loathe to cook
Listen. I have it easy. I know that. My husband likes, maybe even loves, to cook. I really, really wish I didn’t have to deal with food at all. Did you watch Fringe? That one show on Fox a few years ago? With the scientist who eats Twizzlers and plays with brains and a cow? […]
Continue ReadingI write: What I’m writing nowadays
What am I writing nowadays? When do I do it? What good questions I ask myself nearly every day. Sometimes the answers are “nothing” and “never,” but I want the answers to more often be “something” and “whenever I can shove it in a 30-minute block of time between working and mothering and wife-ing.” I […]
Continue ReadingI read: What I’m reading this week
Hello again. I read a lot. I read a lot and I drive a lot. How does that connect? Well, I consider listening to audiobooks to be reading. I also consume a lot of my news and information through podcasts. I can do all things audio while I’m driving to and from clients (and while […]
Continue ReadingHello, it’s me…
I’m Erin. I’m married, a mother, and a business owner. All of those things are begun: the wedding began the marriage, the pregnancy made me a mother, and the business was born with a handful of clients and an LLC. What I haven’t yet begun in earnest is a writing habit. I’ll call it a […]
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