My apologies, readers (all four of you, anyway). Life, The Universe, and all that are conspiring to put this blog on ice for the time being. As much fun as it is to write, I just don’t have the time…Also, I really want to take some time to seriously think about what I want this [...]

Whether you’re an experienced writer, a freelancer just starting out, a blogger, or a combination of these, you need goals to keep you on track. Write them down, put them in a prominent place, check up on them, whatever. For me, the most crucial part of goalsetting is just thinking about them. What’s realistic for [...]

We’ll be back next Tuesday to ring in the new year. Happy 2008!

I spent all day at the DMV yesterday and all I can think of is the screwdriver I used to swap out my old plates for the new. I am officially registered in Virginia now! Which means that I bailed on providing any useful information today. Instead, I’m going to open up the floor: What [...]

In the Magic Kingdom today and all of next week. Be back on the 19th!

Just more shameless self-promotion today: I’m blogging with my compatriot, the very talented Chris Combs, over at Scrapple Spring Rolls (a delicious foodstuff). You’ll still get five posts a week here, but if you’re interested in tidbits (the leftovers of the leftovers, if you will) of DC life, bookmark Scrapple Spring Rolls as well.

Those who aren’t reading this in their RSS feed readers should have noticed some major changes around here already. I’m still tweaking, but I invite everyone to check out the new look and the (I hope) much easier navigation. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.

I feel like I could go for a walk! Life has been hectic. Good, but hectic. I have a lot of things planned for this blog and it’s a shame I haven’t been able to get them posted. Stay tuned. For now, here’s a gorgeous poem I found through a fellow Erie blogger: Hard Times [...]

The Christian Science Monitor’s language blog, Verbal Energy, is pretty darn good. Just thought you’d like to know.

Poor blog. I have neglected you because of real-life stuff: graduating college, moving to a new apartment, et cetera (pssh–like that stuff matters). On the bright side, I’m starting a new internship tomorrow (eek!) and it should provide lots of fodder for posts about writing, editing, reporting, and the like. Until then–