My husband is out of town, which means I'm alone a lot, which means I'm buying white bread and watching movies over and over and tromping around the house singing songs. I also get pretty introspective when I'm alone for long stretches, so I've been contemplating my life in various ways when I should be working …
When I’m Reading, I’m Working
I haven't written anything in about a week as far as my fiction goes. "But Beck," you say. "I thought you said you were going to write more." I did say that. "Yeah, and you also said you were going to write here." Yeah, I said that, too. "But you haven't posted anything here since--" …
ADHD and Creative Pursuits
There are some things I'm really bad at. Bowling (I average a 45), hanging pictures straight, keeping plants alive, decorating cakes n' things, human social interaction when I'm in a certain mood. Also, finishing my creative projects. I started this site and blog to talk about my writing, and of the several blog posts I've …
Nightmare Magazine, Masques, Manuscript Format, Etc.
If you haven't read Nightmare, you should. It's a well-curated online horror and dark fantasy magazine with some non-fiction and podcast business going on as well. They have a subscription service, but there are also plenty of good stories available to read for free online. Although I would say subscribe; it's cheap and it helps the writers. …
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How Dare You: Driving Etiquette
I live in a city, which should mean that I don't have to drive. However, I live across the river from a state where everyone drives, and I happen to work in that state, and thus, I must commute to work every day. This isn't really anything new for me, since I'm from the Detroit …
Laziness, Basic Bitches, Smoothies, DarkFuse and Rejection: Finding the Right Coffee Shop in Philly
Yesterday was President's Day, and I had the day off. I don't think I've ever had President's Day off, not in my entire career. It was kind of nice. I did the usual "it's my day off so I should do these things" bullshit, like dishes and vacuuming and admonishing the dog for being so …
The Void: A Philadelphia Viewing Experience on the Horizon
"There is a Hell. This is Worse." So I got some tickets to see The Void. VOID TICKETS, Y'ALL I've been following the development of The Void, a body horror/Lovecraftian hellscape, since not long after it appeared on Twitter. <--very grammatical sentence The very short version of the DL on The Void is that horror dudes (hordes?) …
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Maiden Voyage
Welcome to my new website. You're thinking, "Beck, you don't have an old website." To that I say, "Old is not a prerequisite for new, and don't be an asshole, whoever you are." I'm turning 40 this year (I know, I look about five in that photo. Wear sunscreen), and I'm trying to keep the promises …
