MissMeliss: Escribition

meanderings and musings from MissMeliss

WOW: The Invisible Picket Fence

MissMeliss | June 14, 2008

Becca, who I count among those “friends as yet unmet in person” is hosting a summer writing roundtable called “Write on Wednesday.” Today is Saturday, but she assures me it’s not a problem, and her first question has been tumbling around my head for a few days. She asks: “Why in the world do you [...]

Magazines

MissMeliss | June 14, 2008

I’m primarily a reader of books but there are times when a magazine is the best thing ever, and other times when there is no other reading material available. I like all kinds of magazines, but am especially partial to literary zines filled with short stories, and home decor / lifestyle publications like Real Simple [...]

Do You Remember…?

MissMeliss | June 14, 2008

I have a long memory that is at some times vague and at others very specific. My earliest specific memory is from when I was two or younger, and involves my grandmother’s back door, with the gauzy translucent curtain that veiled (but did not completely obstruct) the view through the heavy glass of the door, [...]