Almost sixteen years ago to the day, in early March 2000, I ran my first marathon. It was grueling and painful. It was in pre-drought Los Angeles,… Read more “Writing and Running”
Category: Writing
Finished, or Abandoned?
There’s a quote that the Internet tells me is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci: “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” Now, it feels pretty pretentious to call… Read more “Finished, or Abandoned?”
Forty Days
“We can’t eat this bird.” “What? Oh God, is it Lent again already?” Matthew Broderick as Phillipe and Leo McKern as Imperius in Ladyhawke Today is Ash… Read more “Forty Days”
The Time(s) Damon Linker Made Me Defensive
I read The Week pretty regularly. I don’t watch much television anymore, and I never see the local news unless someone puts a clip from it… Read more “The Time(s) Damon Linker Made Me Defensive”
Writing Workshops, Part 2
I have another confession to make: the writers’ conference in La Jolla wasn’t the only thing I was excited about when I posted last week. The conference was… Read more “Writing Workshops, Part 2”
Writing Workshops, Part 1
This is a departure for me: mentioning something I’m excited about, that hasn’t happened yet. I developed the habit, a very long time ago, of suppressing my… Read more “Writing Workshops, Part 1”
Frogs, Lizards, and the Ghost in the Machine
With Halloween coming up, it feels like a good time for a spooky car post. That, and, I had to postpone the planned “Steve Jobs vs. Magneto”… Read more “Frogs, Lizards, and the Ghost in the Machine”
Anne Furiosa? Anne Usagi?
If you were to chart my references in this blog so far, I think they would skew decidedly male. I began by pointing out that I identify… Read more “Anne Furiosa? Anne Usagi?”
Ode to the Starbucks on Upstream
About three years ago, I tried my hand at moonlighting. I wanted to see what it would be like to get paid for my writing. The experience… Read more “Ode to the Starbucks on Upstream”
Social Media and Me
My brain doesn’t work in ways that make Facebook, or Twitter, simple tools of expression. They are scary, complex and overwhelming to me. Like the cockpit console… Read more “Social Media and Me”
Anne McClane 