Hey, it's my blog, and I can mope if I want. I encountered the phrase "Creative Misfit" this week. It's really made me think. I've been struggling with "what's my place on this virus-wracked blue marble" and I have to admit that even the title Misfit...
A day which will live in music infamy. I wasn't watching when MTV took to the airwaves; being from a reeeeeeeely small town in Texas, we didn't have access to MTV until it hit our cable provider. I was lucky -- my forever friend lived far...
I'm a little cranked right now. It's going to be hard for me to keep names out of this entry. If you know me, you know who has pissed off my inner beast. If you don't know and are part of the Writing Community, message me...
My English teacher during my senior year in high school died on Tuesday. She was 92. My heart goes out to her family and all who loved her. I would go into the whole story behind why this entry isn't all that heartfelt, but I won't...
It's been a hell of a day. I said goodbye to a Good Woman, stolen by cancer at the too-young age of 60. I was sitting here staring at the picture taken of her and her husband at my signing for SABRE-6, and ...
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Mirror Man © 2020 by Leigh Grissom May 1, 2021 I think I’m losing my mind. I must be. Diaries are stupid and I don’t have time for this. I’d love to talk it out with someone, but they’ll just eyeball me like I’m a loony and I don’t...
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