That Scary Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny costumes are weird. I mean, did you ever see a human-sized rabbit costume that wasn’t frightening? Easters through the years… I wrote a...
Category: Random Thoughts
Before Hurricane Helene
Kim's impressions of Asheville, North Carolina, days before Hurricane Helene decimated the area.
Banned Books
It is banned books week, and though it comes around every year, this year, it hurts. There are so very many books being “banned.” You have to ask yo...
TACWT23
Who is TACWT? I have just returned from TACWT 23. That stands for the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers, and next year, I’ll post that as TACW 24. ...
Interview with Jade & Wilnona
I had the pleasure of speaking with Jade & Wilnona, the “And I Thought” ladies last week. Jade & Wilnona are two multi-talented ladies who r...
Taking Stock
I'm taking stock of what I've written during the pandemic.
Continuing to Workshop
My life is pretty chaotic. I am a publisher, sometimes professor, mother, and wife. I have a house full of animals to care for and an acre of land to “hus...
The Catnip Wars
It’s come to it at last. Scuffles in broad daylight over the catnip patch. Fluffy Bum, who rarely ventures outside has discovered Miss Kitten’s well...
Immortals in the Fog
Why do people drive around in the fog with no headlights on? Do they think they are immortal? This morning we had to go through a thick fog on the way to scho...