They are not the same thing — I dreamed heaven was visible in the sky. I looked up, and there it was, a castle in the clouds. In my dream, I realized it had always been there, and I had just never noticed it. You know how some dreams just really make you feel? This was one…

Especially in a skirt — This past Monday morning, I misplaced my keys, specifically, the key ring that has my house key, my sister’s house key, and my really-expensive-if-you-lose-them office keys. I retraced my steps, looking in all the places they could have been. …

In case you ever wondered what it’s like — Years ago, a student of mine told me all about Wattpad and encouraged me to check it out. He had started writing on it and thought perhaps I, too, might enjoy the platform. I said I’d check it out — but I didn’t. Not until yesterday. Had I visited it…

I did all the talking, as usual — Fat Zombie has been sitting on my lap a lot lately. Basically, any time I sit down to write, Fat Zombie climbs onto my lap, making it difficult to find a place for my laptop. He’s on my lap right now, in fact. I talk to him when he’s on…

My adventures camping in the mountains — I hadn’t been camping in years, unless you count camping at a music festival or a historical re-enactment event. The last time I camped — really camped — was when I was twelve — and the rain flooded the tent my sister and I shared with our snoring grandmother. We…

I’m sure he didn’t mean to — Last night, in the darkness, a monster pounced on me and ripped my flesh with its claws. And by “monster,” of course, I mean one of my cats. It was exactly 10:23 p.m. (because I always check the time when I am viciously attacked). The cabin was dark, but I…