We are having technical difficulties so no FaN today we will be back on Monday.

I’m at Smith right now, doing a little bit of research and staging a mini writing retreat, so once again, no procrastination for me this week. But do feel free to help yourself when the boss isn’t looking. 1. I have always said that if I had to be an actor, I’d want to be [...]

a fitful diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 403 The Veil The veil might slip back. But I’ll know, this time That it’s a veil.

Greed isn’t good, and neither is making a sequel of a movie over a decade old. An economic downturn leading to a recession and millions of Americans out of work—what a perfect time for the return of that great anti-hero of business Gordon Gekko! Well, actually, his timing could have been a little better, maybe [...]

Banksy’s cool and all that, but I’m wondering why we never get in clever street art like this pic, which was taken in Germany. How do you say “So jealous!” in German?

I’ve always found it hard to explain why exactly I experienced culture shock upon moving to France. It’s the little things,” I would say, when people asked what was different. So here is a little list of little things that are a little bit different, in France: My cat’s breath smells like 10 different languages. [...]

This is why I just sent a check to my friend and copy editor, Emily Farrell, to proofread my rogue science fiction novel… ~via Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent

About a week and a half ago my car stopped running. It just stopped. There was no sputtering, no gradual slow down, no shaking, the car made it to the top of the mountain that I park it on and stopped right in the middle of the road blocking the only exit and entrance for [...]

So this is my second book review of the year inspired by a suggested book from our Fierce and Nerdy book blogger, Amy Brown. The first book, THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman turned out to be my favorite book of the year so far. But what did I think of THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE [...]

I’m not really a fix-it kind of chyck unless the fix involves something like, you know, a bunch of rewriting. However, this $21 orange monkey wrench, which is actually shaped like a monkey makes me actually want to try my hand at being useful around the house. Click on the pic for more details. ~via [...]