Writing
Technological Spiderweb
I NEVER upgrade anything in my technological spiderweb until I have to. Either something breaks or, as the recent case, I get upgraded against my will. Actually, that’s not exactly true. The changes my company made to our call/sales application were long overdue. Since any change in one place affects other parts of the tech … Continue reading
Cockroach Invasion
I heard the telltale signs while sitting upon my red sofa, typing away at some piece of writing or other. A part of me wanted to dismiss the flapping wing sounds since I hadn’t actually seen it. Seeing is believing, right? Reality check came soon enough when that little bastard flew straight toward me and … Continue reading
Notorious RBG
The Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV) sponsored movie night at one of my favorite theatre chains. Normally, no one is allowed to talk or even have their phones out at a certain point and the theatre becomes a quiet zone. Yet, this was a “rowdy” viewing of “RBG,” meaning we were … Continue reading
All Knowing Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, I reflected about the unsung contributions of Black women such as the generational and social network of wisdom. To represent the Black Woman Network, I used an African paper doll template, complete with a curly afro. Taking advantage of the gift of fabric given to me by a friend, each … Continue reading
Freedom Fighter?
When I first heard the phrase “freedom fighter,” it was used as a euphemism for a military presence in a foreign country. Yet, this time around, while I was in traffic after leaving my yoga class, I learned of a different fight for freedom. I wondered about the legality of selling these marijuana-laced sweets in … Continue reading
Dining Reviews
I’ve been an independent health insurance agent for about seven months now. Before I began, I had brunch with a former coworker, who’d left the dead end situation where we’d both worked as agents. I greatly appreciated her taking the time to meet with me, answer my questions, and encourage me to be far more … Continue reading
Suddenly Awakened
My remote-controlled TV activated in the middle of the night, propelling me out of bed to turn off the blaring garbage that spewed far too early in the morning for consumption. The last time that had happened, I’d returned to bed, slept some more, but was nearly late for work, which led coworkers to question … Continue reading
Day for Super Interns
Proving just how super we are, my fellow Tuesday morning intern at the Austin School of Film and I showed up to work one day wearing our strength on our chest. Not to go too deep with the Superperson analogy, but I loved how my neat, precise “S” matched my sense of organization and his … Continue reading
First Three Pages: Bad Driving
What began as a 3-minute radio drama script with one MeetUp group, transformed, after much painful Word Doc template formatting, into a movie script. After all that work, an opportunity presented itself, in the form of a script-writing competition, to get more mileage out of my effort, “Bad Driving.” The Austin Film Festival usually hosts … Continue reading
Crossing Borders
I’ve crossed many international borders, starting with being born in Japan on a military base. I don’t remember entering The US since I was barely over a year old, but I didn’t leave The States again until I was 22 as a Peace Corps Volunteer and later as an expat math and science teacher at … Continue reading