Many people I know have a memory box of some kind to hold the most precious treasures from various points of their lives. Not the trophies or graduation robes or wedding albums, but the truly personal memories, the talismans that mean nothing to anyone except for that person. Mine is a forest green steamer trunk… Continue reading Pandora’s Box
This is thirty.
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the start of the Sweet Valley High book series, which for me personally means that I spent 36 hours in mid-August plowing through the six novellas comprising the new Sweet Life series. The characters are now, like me, at the start of their thirties and finding that some… Continue reading This is thirty.
Soundtrack for 2013 (Year in Review)
December 1998 was the first time I wrote out a soundtrack for my year in review. It evolved from a conversation I had with my friend Katie about movie soundtracks that led to the question among our friends: If your life to that point were turned into a movie, what would be the hit theme… Continue reading Soundtrack for 2013 (Year in Review)
Scott’s Favorite Things
Scott's Favorite Things, from the Fraudway smash Jen: The Musical Experience* * * * * *Fresh baked warm cookies and gaming controllers,Smart assed comments from internet trollers,Optimus Prime with mechanical wings,These are a few of my favorite things. Kittens of fortune who play games with footballs,Ghost hunting marathons with creepy footfalls,Old… Continue reading Scott’s Favorite Things
Treasures
The scene is autumn, 1991. The Hollow’s Grange Hall was having its annual tag sale to raise funds for the next year’s social events – tables and tables full of treasures for a seven-year-old girl to explore. Grandma was unimpressed with the wares, but part of that had to do with the fact she was… Continue reading Treasures
Snapshot: La Mort de Stinky
JEN: Why am I upset? Because Stinky's killer is still at large. That's why. The trail has gone cold, and nobody seems to care. SCOTT: I'm telling you, Stinky is alive. I saw him the other day, rifling by the Dumpster.JEN: And I'm telling you, I saw the body. Stinky is dead. He was run down in… Continue reading Snapshot: La Mort de Stinky
A tease…
“You are a seriously fucked up individual,” Tyler could hear Mark’s voice as he opened the door of the apartment. “Seriously. I worry about you sometimes, especially when you come up with stuff like this.” “Oh, like you haven’t come up with stuff twice as bad,” Penny was laughing from somewhere down the hall. Tyler… Continue reading A tease…
Snapshots: The Parking Lot
(walking home from the neighborhood pub) JEN: It's awfully quiet tonight. SCOTT: Yeah, almost too quiet for a Friday... (look at each other) JEN: Beeeep, beeeep, beeeep, beeeep... SCOTT (excited): Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! JEN: Ooooorr-eh! Oooooorr-eh! SCOTT: BEH BEH BEH BEH! JEN: Oh-eee, Oh-eee, Oh! NEIGHBOR WALKING NEARBY: You two have lived in this… Continue reading Snapshots: The Parking Lot
Where Are They Now? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
After an emotionally devastating childhood, where he constantly endured both the bullying by his peers and a tumultuous relationship trying to please his father, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer achieved fame one foggy Christmas Eve when he turned what had been an embarrassing birth defect into an instrument to save Christmas. While initially boosting his… Continue reading Where Are They Now? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Travel Journal: Friday
Friday, July 12, 2013 Planned for a later start this morning to try to avoid Chicago’s rush hour. Here’s the rub: Chicago’s ALWAYS in a rush hour. I hate this stupid city. At least we got to sleep in a little bit. No big events planned for today’s drive, just heading home to the kittens.… Continue reading Travel Journal: Friday
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