The State of the Ellie: March
Waaaay back in the day, I used to write this blog called Apples and Porsches (holla if you remember!). I equate it to my adolescence in blogging – not a newb, but not skilled enough to be a pro. To...
View ArticlePoison in the blood
I. It’s just a cut on an unerupted molar, but it turns quickly into a discussion about infections, antibiotics, surgery dates, and nurses. Granted, what brought me to the doctor was the pain in my ear...
View ArticleElective
“Your surgery is considered elective.” To you. Not to me. You have choices – an endless matrix of decisions about space and need, each variable impacting lives and swaying fates. But I have no choice...
View ArticleA final reminder to myself
And in the end, you face all your challenges alone, but the manner of the meeting is up to you. Hold your chin high, put on the game face, remember it’s not forever – that suffering now means freedom...
View ArticleThe State of the Ellie – May
I realize that I wrote a State of the Ellie in March but then promptly forgot. I’m blaming the stress of March and April. I’m also going to give the universe credit for getting me back into it now by...
View ArticleThe State of the Ellie – June
Wow. To say that this May was unlike any other month I’ve ever experienced is an understatement. True, but an understatement. For those of you who missed the memo (including the entire month of...
View ArticleThe State of the Ellie: July 2013
What was I up to in June, you inquire? Well, that’s very kind of you to ask. Let me tell you all about it. Writing I’m going to cheat a wee bit and remind you that Time & Again came out last...
View ArticleState of the Ellie: September 2013
If I’m being honest, the only reason I’m writing this update is because I feel guilty for the lack of posting the last few weeks. Editing, along with a few other things, has eaten my brain. Which is...
View ArticleThe State of the Ellie: November 2013
Anyone else have, like, the most awkward October ever? What the fuck. Between the eclipses, Mercury retrograde, Halloween candy, and the sudden, rude exit of warm weather, my head’s all a-spin....
View ArticleChoosing sanity over NaNoWriMo
I said I’d do it. I told friends, family, strangers, and the whole internet I would. I brainstormed for hours to create a moderately-detailed plan and blacked out chunks of my schedule to...
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