My Last Zero Day: Eight Ten Two Thousand Fifteen
This week has been a strange one for me. Let’s just say I’ve been suicidally, job-walk-outedly, resentfully unhappy for weeks now, being forced as I am to “bring home the bacon” for two people with …
How to Make Good, Cheap Shoes for a Character Costume
Last Halloween I went as Asuna from Sword Art Online, and I bought my entire costume for $120 -but it didn’t include the shoes. The cheapest pair was $60 and ugly, and I thought I could …
I Have Been Selfish, Distant, and Unappreciative
Last week, I visited the Cottage, my family’s own little getaway on Elk Lake, Michigan. A week of rest, enough sleep, family, and overeating certainly makes it hard to come back to work, but it also …
Why Fantasy Writers Should Not Get Creative Writing Master’s Degrees
Since I went to college for English but not teaching, everyone assumed I was going in for a Master’s, since you can’t really get a decent-paying job – read: more than $25,000 a year – with an …