I begin this blog with a giant sigh of sadness, and of relief. For the most part, I am a comedy writer, but as I’ve noted on my Facebook page, comedy writing comes with a curse. We try to see the humor in everything, but when sadness hits us, it’s often like a […]
Read MoreFor the first time in my life, I let my driver’s license expire. And hilarity ensues! How, exactly, does hilarity ensue from letting my license lapse? Imagine the scene: A rather large, African-American woman calls me to the counter at the DMV. (I say that […]
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2014
107.9 The Link, Celebrity, Coach, Hub City Bookstore, Pam Stone, Photobomb
I’m taking a poll. (As opposed to a pole, which I never take, except that one time at Libby’s karaoke bar when I grabbed the pole and climbed to the ceiling, military-style, and then loudly dared any of the surrounding stripper-wannabe skank-ladies to top THAT!) Shit, I’m already getting off on […]
Read MoreDecember 16, 2013
Kindle, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Dunaway, Roommates, Susan A. Sistare, The Skydivers' Guardian, Wisdom
I am a jeenyis. I mean, geenuis. I had always suspected I was a genuis, but it was confirmed when my filmmaker friend Michael Dunaway posted something on Facebook about how it has been statistically proven that women with larger butts are smarter. (And if you haven’t yet seen his film The […]
Read MoreI should not be shocked. Every year, Christmas music seems to creep in through store sound systems earlier and earlier. I mean, the day after Halloween is a bit extreme, don’t you think? People who have known me for a while know that I am not a fan of […]
Read MoreOctober 7, 2013 I don’t like change. And I don’t like goodbyes. My sentimental side rears its ugly head far too often, and that is why we said a very quick goodbye at the Denver airport this morning. Upon checking in and laboriously making my way through the enormous airport to my gate, I chose […]
Read MoreOctober 6, 2013 8am, Downs, Kansas: None of the three restaurants listed in the 2009 guide is open, so we eat some stuff from Claudia’s care package and head towards Lebanon, where the geographic center of the continental U.S. is located. We presume it will be a great monument in a national park populated with […]
Read MoreOct. 5, 2013 8:30am, Memphis, TN: First stop (other than the gas station, where there was a sign above the door that said, “Eat yourself”… not kidding) is Sun Studios, the birthplace of rock n’ roll. We decide to be cheap and not blow the twelve bucks for a tour. We use the bathroom, take […]
Read MoreOctober 6, 2013
Asheville, Cross Country, GGG, Kingston, Knoxville, Maryville, Memphis, Nashville, Road Trip, S&M in the USA, Tennessee, Tiny Bladder, Travel
Oct.4, 2013 2pm, Spartanburg, South Carolina: I sneak out of school early to Melanie’s awaiting car, weighed down so heavily by her belongings that it looks as if the bottom is going to scrape the ground as soon as we pass the speed bump leaving the parking lot. I immediately notice that it handles like […]
Read MoreOctober 4, 2013
End of an Era, Gamma, GGG, Gimmel, Goodbyes, Jewish, New York, Road Trip, Roommates, Sorority
October 3, 2013 It is the last night Melanie will spend in this house, with us, Gamma Gamma Gimmel, the Jewish sorority. I am sad. Anyone who has read my books knows I have a very hard time saying goodbye. My sentimental side rears its ugly head, and I dissolve into a weepy, nostalgic mess. […]
Read More
susan sistare
May 15, 2014
Death, Grief, Grief Lessons, Sadness
No Comment