MissMeliss | September 29, 2009
From CafeWriting A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them. ~Lemony Snicket In improvisation, one of our exercises is a game called “Seven Things,” in which we go around in a circle giving each [...]
MissMeliss | August 1, 2009
My good blog-buddy Carmi, runs a photo meme called Thematic Photographic. I haven’t participated in forever, but tonight Miss Cleo and Sir Pericles provided the perfect photo opp that was also on-theme. They’ve also helped prove that even in the dead of summer, no dog can resist the lure of towels fresh from the dryer.
MissMeliss | May 24, 2009
In improvisation, one of our exercises is a game called “Seven Things,” in which we go around in a circle giving each other the challenge, “Give me seven things that [whatever].” We are not going to go around in a circle here, but if you’re drawn to lists, this prompt is for you. Give me [...]
MissMeliss | February 8, 2009
…should I draw you the picture of my heart it would be what I hope you would still love though it contained nothing new. The early possession you obtained there, and the absolute power you have obtained over it, leaves not the smallest space unoccupied. ~Abigail Adams (in a letter to John Adams) Sometimes my [...]
MissMeliss | January 24, 2009
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view. ~Joseph Addison Cafe Writing asks us to: “Take nine minutes (use all nine, but don’t go over), and write on [...]
MissMeliss | January 21, 2009
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write… ~Pearl S. Buck CafeWriting asks us this month to, “Give me seven things that inhabit or occupy your [...]
MissMeliss | December 16, 2008
A 2008 Best of Holidailies Selection. Thanks, Holidailies Reviewers! That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. ~Charles DeLint The Cafe Writing Holiday Project asks us to write about seven magical things in our world… Plastic Christmas Trees: Fresh from the [...]
MissMeliss | November 30, 2008
The brooch had been in our family forever, handed down from mother to daughter on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. At first glance, the color made it look like a cameo, but in reality the image was not a single profile, but three sisters: arms linked, skirts a-twirl, hearts free from any burdens.
MissMeliss | November 10, 2008
Spanish speakers would tell you that the word “zorro” means “fox,” but if you capitalize it, and give it to a dog as his name, sometimes it turns out to mean “champion” instead. It was ten years ago today, on a cold and rainy, wretched November day when my stepfather called me from work. “Melissa,” [...]
MissMeliss | November 8, 2008
A house is never silent in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night. ~ J. M. Barrie I am a light sleeper, a vivid dreamer. More [...]
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write.
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