• Kirkwood, MO

    Today is one of those days when I feel like I don't have a real job. Or, maybe, it's less…

  • An apology

    Hi! It is Darla. Okay, I got asked why didn?t I check the spam filter sooner? I do check the…

  • Tears, and a present I can’t deliver

    I ended today's writing session in tears. I actually had to get up and find some Kleenex. Yeah, someone died.…

  • Jason Stage Name; take two

    Okay, you know how I said that no one sent in the name Ripley for the Jason contest? Well, two…

  • A winner for our Jason stage name contest

    We have a winner for our give-Jason-a-stage-name contest. Ripley is the winning name. There were a lot of good entries,…

  • Pace yourself

    Nine pages today on Merry. Which is really cool. I've gotten five or more pages done for the last three…

  • Paying the piper, or I hate edits

    The best writing is rewriting. E. B. White Why start with that quote? One, he's one of my favorite writers.…

  • On days when the muse is hard to find

    People ask me, how do I write on days when I don't want to write? What do I do when…

  • Competitive, but only with myself

    It's always hard to get back on track when I've been traveling. I'm trying to get better at it, but…

  • We’re home

    We're back home. Yea! I did better on the flights than I've done in the past. There was a moment…