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Screw it, I'm writing about my cold
I haven’t had a cold in a long time, so this week has been a wonderful reminder of how unnecessary colds are. They’re awful. I would like to know who thought these up. I have some words for them. When...
View ArticleUpdates and horn tooting
Question: why do people always say "Not to toot my own horn, but..."? Why is it unseemly to toot your own horn? I would think if you have a horn, you should toot it. What, you have to wait around for...
View ArticleIt's amazing I ever get anything done
8:30 amMe: [opening up laptop]The Internet: You should check me before you start writing. Me: We’ve been over this. First I write, then I check you. There’s no emergency happening. T.I.: That you know...
View ArticleI would title this "Prince-piration" but I respect you too much
Oh, boy. Bye, Prince.I've been thinking a lot about this loss, and about Prince himself. Of course I'm a huge fan of Prince’s music because I am not a fool, but I'm also a fan of Prince himself. I just...
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Excerpts from interviews I wish existed but of course do not, everyone knows...
"Ugh." Shakespeare: Oh, I have not a stinking clue by what means I create or recreate these adventures that live inside my soul. I stare at these cursed pages and think, who-ever told me I should...
View ArticleBack to life
Things got hairy for a while, there. To wit: I caught a particularly severe strain of the flu that left me unable to do anything but lie down and moan for a couple of weeks. (Oh, and an ear infection....
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How I killed my art practice—then resurrected it
I started posting about my art practice on Finslippy a little over four years ago. I was feeling pretty low, and my psychiatrist had urged me to pursue something for pure enjoyment. A "hobby," he...
View ArticleAbout Orlando
This world keeps breaking my heart, but I’m not giving up on it. Someone wrote this, somewhere, some time ago. It’s stuck with me. It pops into my head at upsettingly regular intervals: When innocent...
View ArticleThings are happening!
I have a new blog design! Deanna made it pretty and gave me space to include more professional stuff. Thus enabling me to get assignments what pay money. I’m sure you all thought I was still getting...
View ArticleAnxiety: even less fun than you'd think
[Psst: Before we begin this little play, I wanted to tell you that I now have a weekly newsletter! Sign up here. That is all.] Looking over list of tasks for the day, Alice hears a disembodied voice*....
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In case of panic attack, read this!
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Well, here I am, dying."Good news: You're not dying. Hooray! That didn't work, did it. I know. Now you're thinking, "You don't know, Alice Bradley. You...
View ArticlePerimenopause: a fun little play
(God and the Archangel Michael, ironing out some last details about humanity) The Archangel Michael: Dear God, how do we inform women that it's time to stop procreating? God: What do you mean, "time to...
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Panic attacks and Jim Palmer: my first (and almost last) therapist
When I was in seventh grade I began experiencing visceral episodes of self-loathing, panic attacks that revolved around the inescapable horror of being trapped in that particular sliver of time and...
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Announcing Writing Jumpstart
Exciting news: I've revised and expanded my Practice of Writing course! Now rechristened Writing Jumpstart, I've added a bunch of new features. I'm hosting it on a cool new platform, and I can't wait...
View ArticleWhere you'll find me
Hello! I'm still blogging, albeit sporadically for at least the next few months. But good news! You can still hear from me regularly via my newsletter. I send it out every Friday, and people seem to...
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