I grew up in the 1950s and 60s in a home where the “N-word” was used routinely. My father was afraid of the Civil Rights movement and he was very vocal about it. “I will not cut N___ hair” was his mantra. He also drank, going to a bar almost every night after the … More Giving Up Hate
I mean what really scares you? I wasn’t afraid of David S. Pumpkin; I loved it. The SNL skit is funny because there are some things we expect to scare us and when expectation is not met, like with David S. Pumpkins, we want to know why. When I was a kid, it was being … More What Scares You?
I didn’t get to college in 1965 after graduating high school, instead, I went to nursing school. My parents (actually my father) had told me that there wasn’t enough money for my college education and I shouldn’t even apply. Anyone who knows me knows that I never wanted to be a nurse. When I first … More One Small Thing Omitted
Actually it can come any time between 2 and 4 AM, that time when I usually have to take my first (or sometimes second as I get older) nighttime trip to the bathroom. I groggily get up, stumble to the correct seat, do what I have to do, and stumble back to bed. Then I … More The 3 AM Crazy
If you’ve liked my Facebook Author page (www.facebook.com/MitziFlyteAuthor) or even read this blog over the last few years (Who ARE you?), you know that I’m drawn to the “things that go bump in the night.” That could be aliens staring in the window, monsters hiding under the bed, ghosts blowing in and out of the … More Why I Like Scary Stories and Weird Stuff
About fifteen years ago I went on my first trip to England alone, no tour, no mates, just me. I spent one week at a Bed and Breakfast on Street Road in Glastonbury just a few blocks from the main thoroughfare that goes through the still quaint-to-an-American town. Glastonbury called to me because of the … More May Magic
I know I’ve been M.I.A. for weeks.I have no excuses. I could fabricate some but that’s too much like work. Actually I’ve been reading. And as my FB friend, Kelly says, “(Expletive deleted), don’t you have cable?” Yeah. I’ve got cable but I seem to prefer books (regular or the ones on my Kindle). I’ve … More Where the writer confesses her addiction
I have a confession to make: I’ve been bingeing. Yes, at the ripe old age of 68, I’ve been binging…not wine, not even beer, or donuts…I’ve been binging on “House of Cards.” And I have my daughter to blame. Heather got me hooked. She watched all three seasons on a weekend. She started binging on shows … More A Writer Bingeing but Not on Books
I’ve decided to take a hiatus from Facebook…not all Social Media…just Facebook. I was tired of reading diatribes about the Republicans, about the Democrats, about one nationality or the other, one race or the other. After Justice Scalia’s death, I suddenly found myself saying things that made me ashamed. I realized I sounded like some … More One small change…
I’ve tried to keep blogging about writing to a minimum—there are many blogs for writers written by experts, of which I am not one. You can find some of those blogs at http://www.facebook.com/MitziFlyteAuthor. I was at a writers retreat almost two weeks ago—nothing fancy, just some local writers getting together for a few days, to … More Strange and Norrell Help Me…
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