There’s some form of mystic associated with writing professionally that, in some ways, I don’t understand. It doesn’t exist with, say, web development — there are scores of web page designers and developers who would be appalled at having to do what they do as a hobby, as a job, day in and day out. […]
Category: Just Shelley
SprintPCS Nightmare
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’m broke. I barely have enough money to get by through the next month. And my “royalty” check I received this weekend was only 36.00 – I was expecting 1000.00. Still, I can manage. I can manage…until today. Don’t worry – I’m not asking for money. Support, yes. Advice, yes. […]
Robin Williams
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. This last month has been about the worst month I’ve had in years. This last week has been one of the worst weeks I’ve had in months. Today was one of the worst days I’ve had in weeks. And then, tonight, I watched Robin William’s cable special and laughed until I […]
On being a sensualist
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The world that lieth in wickedness, the sensualist, has no taste nor relish for that bread which cometh down from God out of heaven, and nourisheth the soul up unto eternal life. Thomas Lechtworth, They that wait upon the Lord Roget’s Thesaurus defines a sensualist as a person devoted to pleasure and […]
Shallows
In the shallows, in soft, soft sand, you can stand very still and the little fishies will nibble at your toes. In the shallows, in soft, soft sand, you can look down through clear, clear water and be master of all you see. In the shallows, in soft, soft sand, you can laugh at tiny […]
