Two MicroPoems about Two Wasted Girls at a Concert

Saw two things at a concert last weekend that were poem-worthy.  1) Really skinny girl (like drugged-out skinny) dancing spastically (like drugged-out dancing) fall on her face.  2) Middle-aged woman bend over, put her hands on the ground, and shake her (huge) butt in the air, then stand up and proceed to smack her own (huge) butt repeatedly. Thank you, [...]

Zoo Sex Spammers – Maybe You Should Re-Think Your Business Plan

I just got 67 spam messages for: animal sex horse sex zoo sex Somebody went to a lot of trouble to set up sites for these subjects and send out thousands of messages all across the web.  So, what I’m wondering is…is there really that big of a market for this that it’s even worth [...]

Romance Author, Nicola Marsh

Today I’m shining the author spotlight on romance writer, Nicola Marsh.  Nicola currently writes for Harlequin Mills and Boon Romance and Modern Heat/Presents series, and has published 20 books and sold over a million copies worldwide.  Nicola is a full-time mommy, as well as a full-time writer.  She says on her website, nicolamarsh.com: In the [...]

Best Blog Ever (Besides Mine of Course)

I think I have possibly found the best blog ever:  Be More Fancy.  I love the style the blog is done in, with crazy photos throughout each post that serve to emphasize whatever subject matter is being discussed.  The writing style, too, is wonderful.  See for yourself: I woke up last night to a bad [...]

Twitter Addicts – Why Your Brain is Forcing You to Tweet

I once heard a news story about some sports star who was caught doing crack cocaine.  He told reporters he became addicted the very first time he did the drug.  I remember thinking, “Wow!  That’s powerful stuff.” And now that same thing has happened to me. Except not with crack cocaine, but with something much [...]

Funny Short Story About What Happens to Displaced CEOs

The latest edition of the literary journal, Word Riot, is out, and it includes a short-story/flash-fiction piece called CEO by Billy Middleton.  I thought this was cleverly written… “I adopted a corporate CEO from the local shelter. He was let out on the street after his company folded, was picked up rooting through dumpsters, running [...]

Twitter…I’ve Been Assimilated

So when Twitter first came out, I was like, “Yeah!  I have to get on that.”  Then everyone started tweeting, and I was like, “Nah, I don’t want to do it now that everyone is doing it.”  But then the peer pressure got to me.  So, what I’m trying to say is that I’m now [...]

Tooty Nolan’s Unique Fiction Now Available in E-books!

You might remember Tooty Nolan from my previous post, Hamster Fiction — The Next Big Thing?  This author’s books are now available for download for under two dollars.  If you’ve ever read his innovative and often bawdy and humorous work, you’ll know that’s a bargain. If you haven’t read his work, check out the author’s new blog, [...]

Wade’s Writing Women

Wade’s Writing Women by Wade Rouse   I have two women to blame for my lot in life: Erma Bombeck and my mother. Both conspired, it seems, to make me not only a writer but a damn humorist. (And if you think art and books are subjective, try humor.) As a kid, I used to [...]

Publishing Her First Novel, An Interview with Maureen Lipinski

Maureen Lipinski is the author of A Bump in the Road: From Happy Hour to Baby Shower.  The story follows Clare, a mildly famous blogger and newlywed, who discovers she’s pregnant after a getaway in Vegas.  Even though I have no desire to ever get pregnant (thank you very much), this book looks like it would be [...]