Friday Chicken #167: yeah I said it.

In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. How is it possibly Friday? I thought we decided things were going to slow down a...

How to write a FAQ

So last week I had the excessive hubris (yes, of course hubris is always excessive, but mine somehow especially so) to think that if I answered a question-I-get-asked-all-the-time right here on the blog, I could save myself some time and energy and not have to answer...

Blogging therapy: What if no one shows up?

Number two in a series about taking the scary out of blogging. Last week we talked about what if people are mean to me, otherwise known as trollophobia. This time we’re talking about ohmygod what if I throw a party and nobody comes? And yeah, even if...

My site got shot by Men With Pens!

Remember when I went on and on about how weird it is that people ask me for website advice? And then I shipped all those people off to Men With Pens to get their $30 professional review (aka Drive-By Shooting) that would knock their socks off? Right. And then I was...
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