My Reality (blog)

For my friend PashaFor youIf I couldI would take awayThe pain Just to see you smile once moreAnd hear your laughterIf I couldI would take awayThe sicknessFor youBecause you’re too youngTo bear its burdenI would open the skiesFor youIf I couldTo wash away the diseaseThat’s taken so manyI’ve knownAnd I will shed a tearFor youWhich… Continue reading For You

Love is a tricky little bitch, and the pain that goes with her can take forever to pass, if it ever does. Sometimes, I think it just lingers around for that perfect moment when your guard is down. Then ... BAM! It slaps you upside the head, as if you forgot it existed and needed… Continue reading Conditions of the Heart

First, a little background on me:I was born and raised in the lovely desert state of Arizona, and have spent most of my life here - about 40 of the 41 years I've been alive. I've spent most of that time in the Phoenix metro area, living in the east valley a good portion of… Continue reading Spiders, Scorpions and Centipedes, Oh My!

I know I haven't been blogging much lately, and I do apologize for that. In fact, this post is a day late, I think. I've been participating in Twitter's Friday Flash hashtag using another blog (under my real name), and well, this last one has really blossomed into a full-scale fantasy novel. Yep, you read… Continue reading Um…Hi

Oh woe is me ... kidding. I just wanted to jump in here for a few minutes to tell you about a new phenomenon I've discovered recently regarding my internet connection, aside from the ticking time bomb I'm watching, waiting for it to explode (this is the one area where I have all the patience… Continue reading Internet Woes

tweetmeme url = '';tweetmeme source = 'Jinxie_G';I know, right? Two Christian-type movies in a row. I did that on purpose.Legion is an apocalyptic film starring Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code) as Archangel Michael, who has come to Earth to fulfill God’s orders to destroy humankind by killing a child, but then he defies those… Continue reading Legion

Yes, I just turned 41. I'm not ashamed of that, nor should I be. I'm not your typical woman who freaks the hell out over a damn number. It's just a number. I know I don't look my age, except when I'm exhausted, and that's all in the genes, baby. *fist pump*This year, my 41st… Continue reading My 41st Birthday

From the length of time that has passed between moving Umi and writing this blog post (on Saturday, actually), you can see exactly how much the process drained me, and I'm not just talking about the move itself in 100 degree weather. Photos are also lacking in this post because I didn't take any. I was… Continue reading Moving Umi

If you know anything about CJ Redwine, you'll know that she regularly holds interviews on her blog. I'll have to admit that Captain Jack Sparrow is one of my favorite interviewers, but this time around Were-Llama interviews literary agent Barbara Poelle, and hilarity ensues.If you're a writer, you may be interested in the contest happening… Continue reading Barbara Poelle Interviewed by Were-Llama

How's this for a beginning? Be honest. Thanks.Selena stared into the beast’s golden eyes as he crouched on the bed above her and then she quickly moved her gaze to the dismal hotel floor when he snarled. She’d seen enough horror movies and read enough books to know that you don’t look a werewolf in… Continue reading Need an Opinion…