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  • Quote from Dumplin’ by Willowdean Dixon : “No, I’m not the Joan of Arc of fat girls.” Producers: Mohamed Alrafi, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Costigan, Kristin Hofmann, Danny Nozell, Kelly Todd, and Christopher Tricarico Director: Anne Fletcher Writers: Julie Murphy (novel) and Kristin Hahn (screenplay) Major Cast: Danielle Macdonald as Willowdeen Dickson, Jennifer Aniston as Rosie…

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  • (This is the first time in a long time I’ve just written something without thinking about it.  I didn’t edit throughout nor will I edit this.  Another flash fiction.) It was dark that day.  Actually, it was really dark that day.  The sky wasn’t letting any sunlight through the clouds.  Sure, it had rained prior…

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  • (Believe it or not, I started this as a short story in 2016.  My goal was to write about human eating pumpkins in a sort of Grimm’s fairy tale kind of way.  It never got to that point, but here it is as flash fiction.) I know what you’re thinking.  It’s something along the line…

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  • Spritz Cookies

    This is a little random, but here is a picture of my cookies I made this year.  This will probably be the last year I make these.  I spent way too much time on them.  They are basically a butter cookie with a German name and popular in Scandinavian countries, but are a global kind…

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  • I’ve been on a major streak of watching past Olympic ice skating performances.  It made me realize how the skating world has changed.  We now have skaters attempting and accomplishing quads and jumps with one or both arms above their heads.  The lift combinations of pairs skaters have gotten bigger and more powerful.  The choreography…

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  • I wonder why you called me. It was only for a few seconds, but long enough to know I didn’t like you or care for you. Your foul words and your ugliness, these are the things that make me angry, that send me into battle. I know a fighter’s words. You think you’re entitled when…

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  • Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 1st Touchstone Edition (May 25, 1999) Page Number: 368 Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir is written by Frank McCourt about his alcoholic father, Malachy, and music loving mother, Angela.  They immigrated to the United States from Ireland for a new beginning.  They had a son while living in New York.  His name…

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  • Quote from The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll: “You’re growing up.  And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth.  And it’s good that here is rain.  It clears the month of your sorry rainbow expressions, and it clears the streets of the silent armies… so we…

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  • Quote from Killing Eve by Villanelle: “Letting yourself into my apartment and drinking from a tiny cup doesn’t make you intimidating, by the way.  It’s just rude.” Creator: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Writers: Luke Jennings, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emerald Fennell, George Kay, Vicky Jones, and Rob Williams Directors: Damon Thomas, Jon East, Harry Bradbeer, and Lisa Brühlmann  Cast:…

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  • Quote from Trumbo by Dalton Trumbo: (challenging John Wayne) “If you’re gonna talk about World War II as if you personally won it, let’s be clear where you were stationed – on a film set, shooting blanks, wearing makeup, and if you’re going to hit me, I’d like to take off my glasses.” Quote from…

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