The Lazy Person’s Guide to Creative Writing

Posted September 12th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth

“We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.” - W. Somerset Maugham.

Are you one of those angst- ridden writers who scribbles in a frenzy with a wild eyed look on any scrap of paper he can find, with nothing but nothing penetrating that concentration- not hunger, not tiredness- save perhaps for death itself?!

No, neither am I actually. chuckle

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Article samples - Humor, Article samples - Writing No Comments Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Has the Internet killed the art of conversation?

Posted June 30th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth

Long long ago, in the days before the Internet, a mouse was something that made maidens hitch their hooped skirts up and scream. Today that little mechanical wonder is attached to what is arguably the biggest conversation killer of our time. I’m talking about real live face to face conversations here, not chats or IM’s.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Article samples - Humor, Article samples - Internet No Comments Tags: , , ,

Things that tell me I’m getting old

Posted June 24th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth
  • I remember LP’s
  • My level of understanding teenspeak is on a par with my Swahili
  • I dress for comfort instead of fashion and will answer the door like that
  • My bathroom (aka the mad scientist’s lab) has every label prefixed by “anti-”
  • I think an iPod’s a fancy pea Read the rest of this entry »

    Posted in Article samples - Humor No Comments Tags: , , ,

    • Grime isn’t a crime!

    Posted May 31st, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth

    I know I’m not alone in this but maybe will be the only one to confess in public that I have no plans to be one of the crowd. Spring cleaning frenzy season is upon us and I’m not falling for it!

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Posted in Article samples - Humor No Comments Tags: , , , , ,