It’s all about me

  • Crack TV

    Binge-watching is nothing new. Folks have been doing it–well, since it became available. Sidebar: Can you believe there was a time when you couldn’t watch whatever you wanted whenever you wanted? When you actually had to *gasp* wait until a show was broadcast?! And then *gasp* sit through commercials?! And if you missed it when…

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  • Unsubscribed!

    I have been cleaning house lately–by which I mean, deleting email subscriptions. The default email that I use every time you need to provide an address was exploding on a daily basis with mail I have no interest in and will never get to. The bunches of spam were clogging the occasional important stuff, so…

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  • Best Movie Scene EVER

    We went to see Baby Driver last week. It’s about a young, extremely talented driver, busted for boosting the car of a wicked crime boss, who is then at the mercy of the bad guy while he makes reparations for his transgression. Baby, the driver, suffers from tinnitus, a constant ringing in his ears which…

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  • Ode to a Phone

    Thou dost live many thousand lives in one, A collection of all things Mary me. Contacts, numbers, pictures, texts, more history Saved to the phone and not the sim card, all gone. Dead you are and unable to revive, Inaccessible even to the pros. Tried and tired, attach here, plug in there No life! No…

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  • Throwing Shade

    Throwing Shade

    I like to sit in the sun. My dog likes to sit by me. Beneath the deck chair is shade. Win-Win.

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  • In Appreciation

    And yet…

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  • SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 11

    Two weeks from TODAY! Printer’s Row Lit Fest in Chicago The fest runs Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, BUT I will be there selling and signing copies of Pocket Money on Sunday afternoon, so that’s when you should come. 🙂 I don’t have print copies of Kinder Garden, a Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World…

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  • FREE EBOOK!*

    FREE EBOOK!*

    In honor of today’s date, May 22, I’m offering my debut novel, Pocket Money, for free. (*this offer has expired) Click here to go to the Amazon page for your free download. What happened on May 22, 1982 that continues to haunt our character 10 years later? The entire novel takes place on one day,…

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  • Meet ‘Miskey

    Meet ‘Miskey

    Everyone, I’d like to introduce you to Comiskey Bo AJ Avi Lamphere. ‘Miskey, meet everyone.               We had a heckuva time deciding on a name. To be honest, I’m not sure we have…           Dave has pronoun issues. By his own rule, ALL cats are girls…

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  • Gramma Brain

    I had a purpose for this Thursday posting… Hmmm, what was it? *sigh* I’m forgetful. There’s too much to remember! I just can’t “busy” like I used to. I can’t possibly be expected to keep track of it all! Especially with the potential digressions. And distractions. I think I suffer from grAyDD. Look! A penny! I need…

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