Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

Nice work if you can get it…

Tom Rizzo, author of Last Stand at Bitter Creek, posted a bit of Ray Bradbury over at Linkedin the other day. “Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration … If it’s work, stop and do … Continue reading

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Stuck in the middle with the shoo-be-do-be-doers…

There are two types of people in the world, Budge Wilson once told us in her short story Be-ers and Doers. And we’d believe her. Anyone with an adorable name like Budge understands the world far better than we ever could. … Continue reading

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Sexist Super Bowl ads: Do feminists have senses of humor?

I enjoy football! Two years ago, I started watching religiously during the playoffs and told myself that the next year I’d start watching from day one. And I did. I said “football!” Photo by danrandom via flickr Last September I … Continue reading

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The after-conference, brain-dead zombie days of our careers…

More caffeine please… Photo by Feliciano Guimaraes via flickr Wonderful weekend in Cocoa Beach for the Cocoa Beach Writers Conference, hosted by the Space Coast Writers Guild. I’m almost brain dead today, but it’s a wonderful zombi-ism, if such a … Continue reading

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And now, a moment of recorded silence…

He clearly loves the silence of it all. Photo by Out.of.Focus via flickr When you think about it, it’s sad that we drink bottled water. In so many ways. I still remember the days when you drank water that came … Continue reading

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EPCOT: The nagging parent of Disney World

Okay, I admit it. I never really “got” EPCOT. Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Sounds awful, doesn’t it? Photo by halseike via flickr Every other Disney World park in Florida is focused on fun–pure pleasure, happiness, rides, shops, and more … Continue reading

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That’s not art…and I know it when I see it…

What To Do When The Bus Doesn’t Come And You Want To Scream. An Experiment Apparently, Fra.Biancoshock, a “conceptual artist,” decided to put sheets of bubble wrap at bus stops and call it “Antistress for free.” This is a wonderful … Continue reading

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Waiting in line for a lesson on human nature

Once, a very long time ago, not on Black Friday, but that’s not important, I decided to wait in a line to get the newest video game system that everyone just had to have. It may have been Christmas Eve. … Continue reading

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A day at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival aka Boston Market

(Oh, my friggin’ god there was another roach in the house, on his back, just trying to fool me!!!!! I swatted him a few times to make him good and dead before scooping him up and tossing him out for … Continue reading

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Oh, evolve already…

So, last week, I wrote about Brave and how some silly man, Adam Markovitz, claimed that because Merida rejected the traditional female role, she might be gay. Photo by Ralf Skjeming via flickr I’m still pissed off over that. The … Continue reading

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