I don’t even know if her friends call her “Deb” or “Debbie” or “Deborah.” I met her online through one of the many Facebook writing groups I’m in, or one of our mutual writer-type friends, I don’t even remember which, at this point. It doesn’t matter. Deborah Goldstein and I, though, have a warm, fuzzy […]
Daily Tasks
So, the day before yesterday, I announced with grandiosity that I would be participating in National Blog Post Month, wherein I blog every day for the entire month of November. Yesterday, I did not blog. So, basically, I failed NaBloPoMo on Day 2. Fellow writers exhort me to carry on, however, and I’m not about […]
NaBloPoMo – Whaaaa???
So, there’s this thing called “National Blog Post Month” wherein insane people commit to posting on their blog every day of the month. Somehow, November is the biggest month for this challenge, because we have nothing else to do what with putting away Halloween decorations and preparing for Thanksgiving. Also, we’re all in GREAT MOODS from the […]
A New Home for The Worthington Post
Dear amazing readers and friends, The Worthington Post is moving to a bigger house! Here’s the deal – For four years I’ve been nurturing this writing thing, and 2+ years ago it turned into this blog here on WordPress.com. It allowed me to write what I want, when I wanted, cost me $0, and kept […]
The Catch-22 of Blogging
So, my previous Patch editor and I have had several discussions about the fact that while bloggers are valued and becoming more spotlighted on Patch (due to site-design changes), they remain unpaid for publishing there. Or on the Huffington Post. Or on the Daily Kos. Very few of the big sites pay their bloggers, as […]
Time to Go.
To the Editor of Time Magazine, Rather than play into the outrage you so transparently tried to provoke, I shrug my shoulders. Rather than blog about the unfairness and insensitivity of your cover, I leave that to others who have done so with far more aplomb than I could. Rather than read the firestorm of […]