I started taking things off the walls, and clearing out my desk, and the more I put in my boxes, the more excited I became. Before too long, my secretary Alicia had come to the door to ask what was going on.
I am always trying to figure out how to end my stories. A twist here, a turn there, or a happily ever after. Except that sometimes, the end is not the end. Just like life. It’s the end for that day, that moment, or that episode. But the characters will be back. And something silly, fun, amazing, stupid is sure to happen to them. And as their creator, it’s my job to make sure that everything is well documented.
I guess this is sort of an advance warning to the …
I am a writer, reader, and avid movie goer. And I love to see a movie on opening day. I don’t want anyone’s opinion in my ear before I see a much anticipated flick. So, this afternoon, I am going to see Twilight, along with my Diva Friends and the Divas In Training (The Man’s niece, my daughter, and my daughter’s friend). I am so excited.
My daughter introduced me to the series, and I in turn, told my book club about it.
I love a good story- in all …
“Mama, we need to talk about sex.”
Startled by her daughter’s decree, Maria swiveled her desk chair around to face her Mini Me.
“Hey honey, that’s not how you greet your mother when you get home from school. What about, ‘Hi, Mom, how was your day?’”
Ashley dropped her backpack and walked over to give her mother a hug.
“Sorry Mama. That Chanel just mad me mad on the bus, so I told her I was going to ask you as soon as I get home.”
“Ask me what, Baby?” Knowing Ashley …
I am a voyeur. OK- not in the real sense of the word. But I do pay attention to how people interact when they are out in public. I watch how a mother interacts with her child in Target. I notice if the couple seated across from me and The Man at dinner are engaged in conversation or simply in their own separate worlds, yet sharing a table. I pay attention to how Diva In Training converses with her friends on the phone. I notice how each of my Diva …
