Congrats All Around!

Posted by on Mar 25, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Rita and GH calls are going out to Romance Writers of America folks today, and several friends and chapter mates of mine have gotten the jingle! Congratulations to:Teresa Elliott Brown, GH for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements, Remembering How to Make MusicKresley Cole, Rita for Paranormal, A Hunger Like No OtherKathleen O’Brien, Rita for Romantic Suspense, Quiet as the GraveRoxanne St....
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Shout Outs!

Posted by on Mar 24, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Teacher friend Michelle (who is also a writer friend these days) emailed to say that one of her blogging peeps gave the dish a shout out today. chez mimi is tres thrilled and would like to return the favor. Skip on over to Affairs of the Pen for cool writer-related blogstuff.
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Mar 23, 2007 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: GERARD BUTLERDH and Comic Book man are on their way to see 300 this evening, starring Scotsman Gerard Butler as King Leonidas of the Spartans. Considering how buff this particular Spartan happens to look, we think Queen Gorgo was a bit hasty in telling him to “come back with your shield, or on it.” Then again, “on it” sounds a bit fun…DINNER LIST: ROWAN...
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Birthday Babes

Posted by on Mar 22, 2007 in dish | 0 comments In one of the weirder bits of cosmic woo-woo, two of my very bestest friends both have birthdays today! One has decamped–tres unfortunately–to Texas, but she’s in town this week. The other is one of my oldest and dearest. We met in seventh grade geography class. Fourth period, so we had lockers in the same block. She is one of the few, the proud, to whom I can say, “Lake...
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I’m Ashamed to Admit…

Posted by on Mar 20, 2007 in dish | 1 comment This teacher listserv I’m on launched an interesting conversation last week. We’re all English teachers, so there’s a great expectation “out there” that we have read everything. And I mean everything. One brave soul on the list ventured as how she hadn’t read Title X and basically didn’t intend to, ever, and did any of the rest of us feel the same...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Mar 16, 2007 in dish | 0 comments In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, two very fine Irishmen:BED LIST: LIAM NEESONThe face is wonderful, and the voice matches. Just enough roughness for interest. Yummy!DINNER LIST: PETER O’TOOLEI’ve always thought Peter O’Toole should have been cast as Dumbledore in all the Harry Potter movies. He has the twinkle in his eye and the mileage to pull off the most powerful wizard...
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