Highway Etiquette

I think the mirrors in my car need to be changed. Clearly, they are not working well. It seems that very fast-moving cars have a tendency to just appear in them at random moments. The most recent example of this phenomenon happened a few days ago. There I was coming...

Telephone Etiquette

I am awake. I am awake because of my cell phone. I am awake because someone decided that 11:22 p.m. was an appropriate time to call me. I was asleep you see, until the incessant buzzing tore me from a decidedly interesting dream. I felt around for the demon phone with...

On Relationships

Why is it that we always try to put our best foot forward at the start of any relationship? Logically, it’s a ploy that’s doomed to failure. Imagine the disappointment of finding that your knight in shining armor is nothing more than a frog…warts and...

Parenthood

I accepted a long time ago that I wasn’t cut out for parenthood. That was more out of mentality than anything else but lately, with the arrival of my baby bear, I have realized that I am no longer physically capable either. I’ve been told by more than one person that...

Meet The Muses

Ok folks, we’re here at the home of celebrated author R.D. Wylder. Well, she isn’t exactly celebrated or anything, but no one else would actually agree to this so we didn’t really have a choice. Anyway, have you ever wondered what goes on the mind of a writer? Well...