Zen Dentistry and Other Acts of Courage

  So, I was talking to my shrink yesterday. We determined that I had not seen him since 2009, as he was in his former location, not as fancy as his new place. Must be a high demand for therapists these days. I understand from whence this comes, being a card carrying member of the Highly-Functioning Merely Neurotic Club. Even we need an occasional tune-up on the couch. I did not lay down. I did lay out what I called the churn. The dreaded … [Read more...]

Three Little Words

He had no idea the maelstrom of emotion that would blow in behind one short, declarative sentence.  On a day when I was supposed to get a make over at the Clinique counter, with a particular interest in the “Dark Circle Corrector” and a new, natural look, which for me is code for “get out of the 80s”, but I cancelled due to too many competing demands for my squeezed-into-two-precious-days life now, I went to the gym instead. The gym was just one entry on my unrealistic … [Read more...]

Subterranean News

I'm like shuddering, but in a good way. Not the way you shudder when you see a spider, more like the way you shudder when you think about someone who kisses you and it makes you crazy, but in a good way. Ah, but I digress. I'm shuddering with excitement over my first St. Louis book signing. It will be at Subterranean Books, 6275 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63130 on Monday, October 29th, 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Call 314.862.6100 or visit www.subbooks.com for more … [Read more...]

Cathedral of the Quarter-mile

The school buses rattled  past the dogs and me this past week when we were out on our morning walk. Annoying traffic. Pooty little kids. I've been cranky. What's wrong with me?  Oh yeah, maybe it's because I was getting ready to birth a book. I've been pregnant for twelve months and I damned near had a blood clot in my leg from sitting for hours,  my butt boring a hole through the chair, staring at tracked changes for like the sixth time inside two weeks. Be careful what … [Read more...]