http://www.rileylashea.com/blog riley writes... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:44:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been contemplating and talking a lot lately about quitting writing. I know what you're thinking. 'No way. You don't just quit writing. And Riley would never try.' But I have been pondering it. While there is nothing I love more in this universe, nothing that gives me a greater ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/11/alice-munro-explains-why-riley-will-always-be-insane/ I appreciate her enthusiasm, and her fake beauty pageant, smile, but, after just witnessing a portion of Condoleezza Rice's 'on the record' interview, I must say, she is so f'in behind the times. And I paraphrase: "I love this country. People respect this country for what we stand for. They may not ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/11/oh-condoleezza-you-are-so-1998/ My greenery is dying. It's just one little Ivy. He's being watered. He's getting sunlight. He's getting good, meaninful conversation. And yet, he's getting little dead leaves all over and I don't know what to do about it. I'm thinking about taking him down to the pool for a swim and ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/11/save-the-plant/ I was going to do a brief history lesson about the stock market crash of '29. Considering the state of things, I thought it might be a useful review. But we'll save that for later. Now it seems our amazingly on top of things U.S. government has decided to help the ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/11/government-stocks-and-slippery-slopes/ Five words: panache / vagabond / douche / Omniety / monkey Location: church Prop: rubber chicken Theme: 'making lemons out of lemonade' Read the Rules (I'd also like to throw out that I watched Lost Boys: The Tribe tonight, which clearly had an influence. And would have been so much better if both of ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/10/writing-challenge-1/ In an effort to get the creativity flowing, and because I was asked to produce a short story, I decided to engage in a writing challenge. To keep my juices really churning, I would like to do it as a weekly thing. Unlike everything else I write,  there will be ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/10/the-weekly-writing-challenge/ TITLE: A Conversation with Jill About a Hypothetical Person Who May or May Not Exist PAIRING: Lindsay/Cindy DISCLAIMER: Women’s Murder Club does not belong to me. The characters do not belong to me. They are the property of James Patterson, 20th Century Fox Television and ABC. (Well, not anymore. Jackasses.) I have ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/09/conversations-about-a-redhead-7-a-womens-murder-club-series/ I admit it. I have a tendency toward the melancholy. I think many writers do. Need proof? Go to Google (or put your little cursor up in the Google search box at the top of your browser window), type in the phrase 'writers who', then marvel at how Google wants ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/09/being-sad-turns-you-into-a-red-stick-person-with-no-hair/ Does anyone else notice that there are no highlights from either presidential debate? Not a single standout moment. Not even a nasty one. Though pundits keep pointing to McCain's snarky little "that one" reference to Obama, it seems a reach to me. Sure, it was condescending and Republican, but it ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/08/i-tried-to-pay-attention-but-i-kept-falling-asleep/ TITLE: Between the Shadow and the Soul (6/?) PAIRING: A veritable clusterfuck... but there is only one way it can end up. DISCLAIMER: Women’s Murder Club does not belong to me. The characters do not belong to me. They are the property of James Patterson, 20th Century Fox Television and ABC. (Well, ... http://www.rileylashea.com/blog/2008/10/07/between-the-shadow-and-the-soul-6-a-womens-murder-club-fan-fic/