1-29-1994 Dear Diary, I'm 13! Today is my birthday. Yesterday I had my party 7-10 p.m. Sara spent the night. Today was the 6th basketball game. We lost big time. I got makeup, books, clothes, jewelry, horses, and Twister. I turned 13 at 1:23 in the afternoon. Lauren and I are still good friends. Mike … Continue reading Mortification Monday
NaNoWriMo Advice Part 1
As promised, here is my (unsolicited) advice for how you can survive NaNaWriMo next week. 1. Come up with an idea you can follow through on. This is not the time to try and invent the next Hunger Games, because frankly, you won't. I'm sorry, but it's true. I won't even write the next HG. Instead, focus … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Advice Part 1
Mortification Monday
1-23-1994 Dear Diary, Yesterday was the surprise party for my aunt. It was fun. I enjoyed spending time with my cousins. I babysat the G's on Friday and last night. All together I earned 28 dollars. Today Sara and I went bike riding around the neighborhood for 45 minutes. We had fun. She … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Bad Poetry Friday
The following poem was written during my Jewel obsession circa 1997. Rereading this makes me throw up in my mouth. Undercover Angel (1997) My undercover angel with your golden halo It's bent in some places you search people's faces What do you look for? What do you see? How much longer 'til our souls are … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Why NaNoWriMo Matters
I'm a big fan of NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, held each November. For those of you living under a rock, NaNoWriMo is basically a contest you hold with yourself to write that damn novel you keep talking about to all your friends. You have 30 days (no cheating or starting early) to pound … Continue reading Why NaNoWriMo Matters
Mortification Monday
1-7-1993 Dear Diary, My life might as well stop. By Monday, Mike will find out all about my crush. I can't believe I told (other) Mike, Chris, JJ and Eric on the bus. Eric will go tell Mile L, and the whole world. Now he'll never ask me out. He is so popular! and so … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Mortification Monday
1-6-1994 Dear Diary, Happy New Year! True Love never lasts. Or is it that love that lasts is never true? Well it's over between Eric and Me. It's like we never went out in the first place. We're still friends. Was an angel in church today. Boring. I have the biggest crush on Mike … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Mortification Monday
12-22-93 Dear Diary, Last night we went caroling in the neighborhood. Last night Lauren S. and I became best friends again. Today we went bike riding for 45 minutes. We had a great time. Love, Danielle 12-23-1993 Dear Diary, It's 7:58 and I'm awake with a stuffy nose, tight chest, sore throat and my ear … Continue reading Mortification Monday
My writing life: a typical day
Tuesday: 6:00: Alarm goes off, cuddle with dogs in bed for as long as possible 6:15: drink coffee and look at Twitter. Consider skipping boot camp but since I skipped Monday because it was raining, decide to go. 7-8:15: Boot camp. 8:30: breakfast smoothie while I water the lawn. Wander through garden to see if … Continue reading My writing life: a typical day
Mortification Monday
12-6-1993 Dear Diary, I'm doing murder! Shawn and I planned to write love notes to Drew to get home back for making us mad. Serves him right. Love, Danielle 12-18-1993 Dear Diary, Well I found love, or at least I think I did. Shorty, Eric Y. I probably misspelled his name but oh well. Get … Continue reading Mortification Monday
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