I recently had the pleasure of joining a conversation about self care on A Couple of Linda’s Podcast. I was a little (maybe more than a little) nervous because I don’t think of myself as a very eloquent speaker, and my own voice sounds weird to me, so I drank a high gravity beer … Continue reading
I wrote a post about some craft beer in TN for the Hoppy Craftsmen Podcast Blog. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to read something a 5th grader wrote about beer, you can read my post here. If not, that is probably good, because it is illegal for 5th … Continue reading
When I was younger, I had dreams of traveling the wold and doing great things that would make the world a better place. Since I’ve become a stay-at-home mom with paralyzing student loan debt, I’ve channelled that energy into muffins; muffins and cookies, and most recently, bread. A couple of days ago a friend who … Continue reading
Originally posted on Working At: Retired:
For Lent our pastor suggested we either opt to give up something or begin an activity that we had not faithfully done before. Since I am not one who easily disposes of things (ask my children), I decided on the second option. My Lent resolution was to write something…
Dear Houston, Before I met you, I had lots of stereotypical ideas of what I thought you’d be like. I had lots of stereotypical ideas of what I thought Texas would be like; big hats, big belt buckles and big hair. Coming from a somewhat sheltered life in the west, I’d imagined this is what … Continue reading
Nulius In Verba i.e. See it for yourself
Poetry, essays, and performance by D. Allen
A Wife, My Verse, and Every Little Thing
