Why I Tweet

by | Apr 11, 2009 | Daily Writings

I am part of a Yahoo group and Twitter has come up for discussion. Like me, before I started to tweet, those who haven’t tried it see it as a huge waste of time. I posted the following message to the group and thought I’d share it here. My name is Joelle...

MIA – I’m still here!

by | Apr 9, 2009 | Daily Writings

I’m still here, just not blogging much because of the baseball games I am busy revising my book Restoring Harmony. I am on my last day of chopping, dicing, and cutting up the manuscript (had to lose 63 pages!) and tomorrow I get to read it and see what’s...

Baseball, writing, and my grandpa

by | Apr 6, 2009 | Daily Writings

When I used to fancy myself an actress, I would find myself having to do the occasional audition piece – a one minute monologue. I got tired of digging up new pieces, so one day, I wrote my own. Looking back on it, it’s not great writing, but it actually...

My Grandpa

by | Apr 6, 2009 | Uncategorized

My grandpa did all the things you’re not supposed to do. Ate bad food, drank more than was good for him, smoked two packs a day. When I was seventeen he paid the price.   No. He didn’t die. He had a stroke.   Sometimes I see it as a blessing. He was a man I could...