Posted in autism, life, parenthood, tagged autism, carnival, custody, decision, occupational therapy, therapy, writer on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the May 9, 2008 edition of dessert may come first —or not, A place to share experiences of the Autism Spectrum, whether a personal journey, or from the perspective of a family member or friend. We share stories and offer encouragement and advice to others on the path.
Education
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Posted in autism, divorce, humor, life, parenthood, walkabout, writing, tagged fantasy, favorite, five, meme, NT, tag, writer on May 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Am I mad? Or mad to go along with the madness? I’m not sure.
At any rate, I’ve been tagged by lastcrazyhorn, so I’ll play along and perhaps use this post as a metaphor for all the things my children have to do to fit in with the NT school population, even if they don’t [...]
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Posted in divorce, life, walkabout, writing, tagged agent, author, blog, conference, editor, manuscript, meet and greet, novel, Oates, Pennwriters, story, workshop, writer on April 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Next month, I’m going to the Pennwriters’ annual Writing Conference. It’s a fairly big deal, some 450 writers, editors and others, our keynote speaker being Joyce Carol Oates, and agents and editors falling out the cracks to find their Next Big Thing.
Of course, I’ve signed up to pitch an editor, attend the critique sessions for [...]
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Posted in humor, life, writing, tagged agent, blogosphere, character, editor, English major, literature, novel, plot, publishing, writer on March 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Some people write for themselves. Their journals or dark poetry or rants help clear their heads and remind themselves where they’ve been.
Some people write because it’s a job. They’re technical writers or copy writers, and they churn out words in response to demand to advertise or explain the topic of the day.
Some people write because [...]
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