Category Archives: Personal

H is for happiness

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Erin

Happiness is time with my family, not stressing, enjoying the world around us. Have a great weekend, everyone!

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F is for family, friends, freelancing, and fiction

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Erin

I had an epiphany this morning at 5:00, but I can’t use “epiphany” because E was yesterday. I suppose I could have used “F is for five o’clock,” but the time isn’t as important as the content. I was awakened … Continue reading →

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D is for daffodil

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Erin

Daffodils are my favorite flower. The second poem I ever wrote was about daffodils (the first was called “Clouds, hurl your spears,” and doesn’t bear thinking about), and although it’s not something I’m going to share here, I still remember … Continue reading →

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C is for computer woes

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Erin

Or at the very least, computer hassles. Last night, I couldn’t get my computer to start. Pushed the power button — no light, no whirring, no lovely Mac “bong!” Tried resetting the PMU (power management unit), using a different power … Continue reading →

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Sneak peek at things to come

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Erin

I tried to do a post by e-mail last night, but it doesn’t seem to have gone through. Nothing important — just my recipe for chicken noodle soup, which I made last night as the whole family’s under the weather. … Continue reading →

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Happy spring!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Erin

Well, happier for some of us than others, I suppose. Woke up this morning to snow on the ground and wintry mix falling from the sky. Also, the toddler brought home a cold from daycare, so now both her brother … Continue reading →

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Running on empty

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Erin

Empty of excuses, anyway. Those of you who don’t follow me on Facebook (Hi, Mom!) may not know that I’ve started a running program, the Couch-to-5k. This is a nine-week program designed to take people from being couch potatoes to … Continue reading →

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Home again, home again

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Erin

Just some quick notes today. I didn’t post from Boskone itself because Wi-Fi at the hotel was $13/day, and I couldn’t get my iPod Touch to log on correctly in the lobby, where access apparently was free. My son had … Continue reading →

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Bound to Boston

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Erin

Tomorrow is time for my annual pilgrimage to Boston to attend Boskone, to see other writers face-to-face, to get all tongue-tied around editors (Oh, no, wait — I’m actually planning to try to talk to them this year, even ask … Continue reading →

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No such thing as a healthy excuse

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Erin

Today, I had a physical — just a normal, general physical, the kind I should get on a regular basis. Should being the operative word there. The last time I had blood work done was when I was pregnant with … Continue reading →

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