Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

Happy Freedomary…off to the vomitorium!

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I will eat your roses and vomit them at your feet photo by Richard Gillin via Flickr Why is February spelled the way it is? If you go to this Mental Floss article, they promise to explain it. They say … Continue reading →

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I have broken my New Year’s Resolution already…

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Picture by Larry & Teddy Page via Flickr I was talking with a Facebook friend (just being specific there, because you know, “friend” doesn’t mean anything, anymore) about New Year’s Resolutions. I told him that I wasn’t make any writing … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Office: Time for “The Year of the Cat”

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

You know how, when you make a decision to do something, you want to get started right away? (Except for when you decide to go on a diet; you always put that off until Monday.) Well, once I decided to … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Office: You can go home again…

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

This is my spot. Photo by Alan Turkus via Flickr The decision has been made: I’m going back to working from home by the end of the year. This decision didn’t come easy; I really like my little office downtown. … Continue reading →

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The annual Epcot pig-out…

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Pikachu Skull! Much as I like to pretend I attend the Epcot International Food Festival every year, it was more apparent than ever, this year, that I attend a food & wine festival. To put a finer point on it: … Continue reading →

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The self-pubbers guide to changing your mind (and Yetis)…

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

The good life photo by Brian Sawyer via Flickr Okay, first–I don’t really like that word. Self-pubber. I don’t even like self-published. It’s an old term from days recently past when corporate publishers held all the cards and self-publishing your … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Office: Writing is hard

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Kerouac, the cat by Fellpe Miguel via Flickr Professional Author: Okay let’s get to work. Artiste: Fine. What have we got to work on? PA: We’ve finished the outline for the new women’s fiction title. Write some of that. Artiste: … Continue reading →

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Marmite and other crazy ideas…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I’ve been racking* my brain, trying to remember what it is that Marmite looks like. It looks like…cold molasses…like…thick glue. It looks sticky. When you dig your knife into the jar and pull some out it doesn’t want to let … Continue reading →

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Ah, Monday: Kim Davis, Church of Bacon, and other oddities…

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

“Well, as far as I’m concerned, the Internet is just another way of being rejected by women.”  –George Pappas, You’ve Got Mail My plant outgrew its pot so I took it home. Hubs planted it in the back yard and left … Continue reading →

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Ten stages of grief over the one-star review — The Year of the Office

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I had to come into the office today. If for no other reason…to climb the stairs and work off the four cookies and half-bag of white cheddar popcorn I ate last night while sobbing and watching Project Runway. Okay. I … Continue reading →

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