Amygdalia's Blog (Book) https://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/amygdalia Here's a snippet of the project I've been working on for ... ohhhhh 5 years now? It's nearly finished! Contemporary YA retelling of As You Like It (Background to scene: earlier that day their melancholy philosopher of an English teacher had initiated a discussion of determinism vs. free will) Gabe sat, warming his hands on his latte mug and staring at the milky leaf design. âBut seriously, was it really free will?â he asked, picking up the thr...[Read Full Post] Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:18:49 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/966072 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/966072 I've been AWOL from writing.com for several months. Life, writing, and work have all exploded for me ... mostly in a good way! I was hard at work, editing Like It or Not, when a Facebook friend posted that her independent author services company was looking for proofreaders and beta readers. Wait ... what!? Get paid for doing what I love? So I applied, and was asked to complete two samples--one for proofreading, and one for beta reading. After looking at the samples, she offered me a job doing develo...[Read Full Post] Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:23:27 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/965703 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/965703 I belong to a book club. A WONDERFUL group of women, each of whom I enjoy VERY much. I happen to be the youngest in the group by AT LEAST 10 years (I can't imagine that Christy is more than 10 years older than I am . . . though she may be, with 3 married, adult children and several grandchildren). I don't, however, often enjoy the books we read. I stay with the group because of the women. On Sunday evening, Bob went to an Oscars party at our local cinema. Because we never did get a digital antenna up and working, and a we...[Read Full Post] Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:52:36 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/842423 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/842423 I live with enough guilt in my life. It overwhelms me sometimes. I'd like to turn back the clock and see whether I could become a different person, given the right knowledge and motivation. But here I am, and I can only move forward. What I will NOT do: allow this guilt to crush me. I am an introvert. I have always BEEN an introvert. It took me many years to understand that the things I struggled with were not character flaws, but simply my character. This...[Read Full Post] Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:01:03 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/842313 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/842313 Today is Monkey's 11th birthday. He's been talking about wanting a bow and arrow for months . . . but I am strongly opposed to getting the child a weapon. My husband was like "oh, we'll just find a secluded park and set up a target." Nooooo . . . NO we won't do any such thing! It's a WEAPON! You don't just take a weapon you haven't been trained with to a presumed empty park and start shooting it! I looked into lessons, where he could at least get a chance to use one . . . cl...[Read Full Post] Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:45:08 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/841710 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/841710 So Bob and I went out for a very nice Valentine's Day . . . had an early lunch in town, and then drove to Walnut Creek to see Leonard Bernstein's Candide live. Long show. Fun, funny, a great afternoon. We decided to stop at the mall to look for a birthday pressie for Monkey, since he'd specifically mentioned something to Bob. The kiosk was gone, though. Then we stopped at the outlets, having promised Goldi that we'd pick up pizza on the way home. We got home about half an...[Read Full Post] Sat, 14 Feb 2015 22:58:17 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/841440 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/841440 Well first . . . the vent about what happened yesterday, that I could have SWORN I posted about last night. So I got a text from my dad (he and my stepmom are in Chile, so 6 hours ahead of us right now) asking if we wanted to Skype during Super Bowl halftime. I texted back saying we weren't home, and had no idea when that would be. He texted back commenting that he had thought maybe Bob and Monkey would be watching. So I replied no, we don't have tv service anymore....[Read Full Post] Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:10:54 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/840199 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/840199 I'm sitting here having an unwelcome pity party ( ) so I thought maybe if I blogged and got it out, I could figure out a way to work through it and past it all. College . . . why the hell does college have to be so BLASTED expensive!? Okay, I know it doesn't. But of course my kiddo decides THE one and only college worth going to is Drexel. A year and a half in, and dealing with undiagnosed chronic illness that was making everything more difficult, the...[Read Full Post] Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:13:22 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/839887 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/839887 **note - this was written for Facebook, and not edited for my WDC blog. On Friday evening, November 28, 2014, Ari received a new Hebrew name at a ceremony held at our synagogue in Media, PA. It was such a beautiful evening, being surrounded by friends and family, and the community that had been our home for so many years. I hardly know where to begin. The service itself was unique â Shabbat Around the Table, with 6 rectangular tables placed in a semi-circle,...[Read Full Post] Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:42:20 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/835145 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/835145 Disclaimer - I wrote this for another group, and I'm not taking the time to change the names to protect the innocent. Just know that the 3 kiddos mentioned are Dr B, Goldilocks, and Monkey. Now you know their names, if you did not already. Warning - long-winded, chaotic rant, some trans-related, some life related. Bonus - if you make it to the end, I promise there's a wacky twist. First . . . a little more about my cast of characters. Most of...[Read Full Post] Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:23:51 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/831342 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/831342