honesty book

Last spring, after my literary agent and I sent my honesty book proposal out, we had several phone meetings with acquisitions editors representing interested publishing imprints. I typed out lots of notes and memorized some answers to questions I thought…

I’m used to waiting a long time for pieces I write to see the light of day. I’ve become an expert at slyly stalking editors I’m waiting on and obsessively hitting “refresh” on the day a big piece of mine is slated to go live. Most freelance…

  Complexify. Isn’t that a lovely-sounding word? Its meaning, to add complexity, is even better. I know you’re thinking, Wait a minute, isn’t it all supposed to be about simplifying? Isn’t that what every single article is about? What…

  “Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.”           -- Billy Joel   I’ve been researching honesty for the past several months. In fact, my essay about keeping an honesty…

I got a pedicure the other day at my regular pedicure place (Deluxe Nail Salon & Spa, if you’re curious: they are THE BEST in Cincinnati). Anyway, I get a different nail technician each time I go, because I always just drop in. This time, as…