Lynette MejiaJan 26, 20173 minGrowing Our Own: 2017 Spring Vegetable Garden PlanI stayed up late last night working out the garden plans for the year. Here in Zone 8b, I like to divide the vegetable gardening into...
Lynette MejiaJan 14, 20171 minWinter ChoresIt's not the most glamorous work, but winter chores are necessary. Besides, any time I can get out in the garden improves my mood, no...
Lynette MejiaJan 10, 20171 minThe Story Behind the Story: The Greek TriptychOne of my recent poetry publications is what I sort of loosely call "The Greek Triptych" over at Eternal Haunted Summer. It didn't start...
Lynette MejiaJan 4, 20171 min2016 Award-Eligible WorkPoetry "Seer" (Liminality, 10, Winter 2016/2017) "Leda/Medusa/Persephone" (Eternal Haunted Summer, Winter Solstice 2016) "The...
Lynette MejiaDec 30, 20161 minScreen Break - Things I'm Loving: Black MirrorI only recently discovered Netflix's Black Mirror, which migrated over from the BBC's Channel 4 last year, and it's just spectacular....
Lynette MejiaDec 23, 20161 minThere Are Still Beautiful ThingsI don't have the time (or the energy, frankly) for a full post today, but I wanted to share a few photos of the flowers blooming in my...
Lynette MejiaDec 20, 20162 minOn Nihilism (and Christmas cookies)So recently I came across this. It's an opinion piece, to be sure, but the fact that the author is expressing the opinion that the items...
Lynette MejiaDec 14, 20161 minAn AntidoteAs I continue to struggle with the creeping despair at the state of the world, I take comfort in the little things, like the profound...
Lynette MejiaDec 9, 20161 minCleanup (Still!) ContinuesA couple of days ago I tackled the herb garden, which still hadn't been cleaned out since the big flood killed everything. Things were in...
Lynette MejiaDec 1, 20161 minI Can't Stop Thinking About YouSo Sting has a new album out, and it's not lute music. Interesting... #Sting #music
Lynette MejiaNov 9, 20162 minToday I Wear GrayLike a lot of people, I'm walking around feeling somewhat numb today. My emotions about the results of last night's Presidential election...
Lynette MejiaNov 7, 20163 minWhat Was I Thinking, or NaNoWriMo 2016There's absolutely no good reason why I should be attempting NaNoWriMo again. I mean, I've tried before. More than once. What I...
Lynette MejiaNov 3, 20161 minThe Wonder Woman Official Trailer Dropped TodayI've waited so long for this that water is coming out of my eyes as I watch it. It looks so good! Please, please, please DC, don't *%&$...
Lynette MejiaOct 25, 20164 minThe Way of WaterSo this happened. It happened in August, and it is now October. Since then, I haven't written a blog post or word of fiction. I started...
Lynette MejiaAug 6, 20161 minAutumn Calling*Yes, I know the calendar says August (and barely, at that), but the wheel of the year continues to turn. Over the last few days I've...
Lynette MejiaAug 1, 20161 minThe National (Get Off Our Lawn)I love The National because its band members are close to me in age, and their music expresses something about how my generation feels....
Lynette MejiaJul 28, 20162 minWhere the Wild Things AreLiving next to a large forest may be a lot of things, but boring is never one of them, and 2016 has, for whatever reason, been...
Lynette MejiaJul 25, 20164 minLook to the ArtistsI've largely been silent here this summer, mostly because I've been too horrified by events unfolding in the news, seemingly from...
Lynette MejiaJun 11, 20162 minSummer Reading: The Outlander SeriesI discovered these books because of the TV show. Though the series has been ongoing since the early 90's and apparently has millions of...