Author Archives: The Daring One

Cloudy Soccer

Posted on March 9, 2011 by The Daring One

When they got home from school, the kids found a soccer ball on the front lawn and got into a game that involved Laylee and Magoo kicking the ball back and forth while Wanda screamed and tried to intercept it … Continue reading →

Posted in family fun | 8 Comments

I Don’t Think We Should Eat These

Posted on February 28, 2011 by The Daring One

They might be worth something someday.

Posted in food, signs | 1 Comment

Calling All Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

Posted on February 20, 2011 by The Daring One

They’ll train us!!!??? This awesome sign appeared yesterday at a major intersection just outside of town. I saw the guy placing it there. I’d say mid-twenties, shortish, dark hair, possibly hispanic. I wasn’t paying too much attention to him. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, aspirations, driving, scaring the neighbors, signs, world domination | 1 Comment

Wherein I Remember Just in Time That I am Not a Ninja

Posted on February 16, 2011 by The Daring One

When you’re writing a novel, there’s a blurry line between fiction and reality. I infuse my story with aspects of places and characters I have known. My heroine has characteristics I possess or wish I possessed. Some of my best … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, save me from myself, writing | 4 Comments

Saving People from Bad Ghosts is a Labor of Love

Posted on February 15, 2011 by The Daring One

All day long on Valentine’s Day, I was listening to romantical music to put me in the mood for love. I pulled out the eighties power ballads, the Whitney, the Celine. I got in deep. And in his deepest of … Continue reading →

Posted in holidays, Honesty of Children, Love and Marriage | 4 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by The Daring One

And may all your heart-shaped pancakes be fluffy!

Posted in food, holidays, Love and Marriage | 2 Comments