Obnoxious Gal

Daydreaming about the writing life

Dear Author 2

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Dear Author,
If there’s a hell and I’m bound for it, surely I’ll find copies of you there… glaring around the brimstone caverns, arms crossed over your barrel chest, just seething for reasons unknown.
Well, there’s one reason why you’re so angry all the time. We learned that at the little get-together we held for all of [...]

Dear Author

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Dear Author,
Seeing your smug face is never the highlight of my day. But you know, if just seeing your face was the only interaction we ever engaged in, then I’d be happy with your coming around.
Instead, I have to hear, “Sold any books?” “How many books have you sold?” “What did you think of the [...]

Post on Tuesday When My Teeth Feel Like It

Monday, November 30th, 2009

There should have been an article on Friday, but with the Thanksgiving weekend, I didn’t feel like writing on a bloated stomach. On top of that, I had to get up early for Black Friday. No, I didn’t shop. I participated as an unwilling retail lackey.
Sales were actually not as fantastic as my boss thought [...]

Please Leave a Message After This Musical Interlude

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Part of my job description reads, “Call customers about their received orders.” More often than not, I have to leave messages since some people are at work, don’t want to answer the phone, or are still using dial-up. Some folks don’t bother customizing their intro messages, but the few who do must believe themselves to [...]