by AnnSheybani | Aug 23, 2026 | Life, Writing
Every so often I write about Walt. How he got it in his head that sub-arctic temperatures sounded like a nice week away, and I went along with it, and came home short a few toenails. How I hand him the rental car counter, because I know he’s going to chew those...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 17, 2026 | Life, Writing
“Jealousy,” according to writer Anne Lamott, “ is such a direct attack on whatever measure of confidence you’ve been able to muster. But if you continue to write, you are probably going to have to deal with it, because some wonderful, dazzling successes are going to... by AnnSheybani | Aug 10, 2026 | Life, Writing
I’m at a stage in life and in business that requires me to kill some old habits. Oh, being frugal and learning to do it all on my own has gotten me here, but it won’t get me where I want to go. I know that. Maybe you do too. Which is where this story comes...
by AnnSheybani | Jun 22, 2026 | Life, Writing
If you attended Deep Write Saturday, then you know all about writing prompts, which I offered up in case you didn’t know which direction to go. Writing prompts are a great way to unstick yourself, particularly when you’re trying to work linearly. I decided to take my...
by AnnSheybani | May 25, 2026 | Life, Reading, Writing
On Saturday I called my mother to check on her. She’s getting up there in age, and she’d been flat on her back for a couple of weeks. Zero appetite. Which, if you know my mother, is the part that should worry you. The woman has never met a casserole she...
by AnnSheybani | Apr 3, 2026 | Life, Writing
It was Good Friday, roughly 6:30 in the morning, the kind of cold spring day that makes you question your life choices. Three of us — all marathon running buddies, all colleagues at the same chemical company in the next town over — laced up our shoes in a parking lot...
