Lucky #14
I was in the car with TWD when I got the call. It wasn’t a call actually—it was an email—but “call” sounds way more dramatic, don’t…
Writing Wednesday: Does Rejection Always Require Redirection?
When I’m not busy stressing about boys, sequined booty shorts, photo shoots and whether or not my students will ever learn that they cannot wear socks…
The Demise of PSM#3
I’m on the third floor of Barnes and Noble leafing through a novel by Simone de Beauvoir when PSM#3 finally deigns to grace me with his…
A Good Time for a Sick Day
As far as I’m concerned, there are four and only four times when it is fun to be sick: 1) when you’re a student and being…
The Truth about Writing
This is what I thought the average writer did with her day: Wake up at 7:30 (enveloped in Egyptian cotton sheets—the kind that actually match your…
One Flight (and one week) Later
It’s Sunday morning and I find myself, quite inexplicably, halfway through July. Common wisdom would suggest it’s not just me: that everyone is finding themselves halfway…
Kat Echevarría Richter 