Faster Than Kudzu http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/ Near daily ramblings from novelist Joshilyn Jackson. en-us 2008-05-09T10:44:58-05:00 The To Didn’t List (part whatever part we are on, and also the end) http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000867.html Remember the To Didn’t list? It got interrupted by little deers and spiritual cleansing, but it was basically a massive effort to clean up my EMAIL FILES, including all the self mailed ones that said ZOMGAH! BLOG ABOUT THIS!!! And... joshilyn 2008-05-09T10:44:58-05:00 Treat Fell Out. Who was Left? (Hint: Not Pink Socks) http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000866.html Treat Fell Out. Who was Left? (Hint: Not Pink Socks) is actually Part 2 of yesterday’s entry, titled, “Treat and Retreat (were sitting in a boat?)” But it is not here. Hee. Late last night I suddenly REALIZED it was... joshilyn 2008-05-07T06:33:31-05:00 Treat and Retreat (were sitting in a boat?) http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000865.html I forgot to tell you I was going on retreat! I left on Friday…I was feeling all spiritually clogged and barn sour and hatefully weepy and SO SO SO SORRY FOR MYSELF and I think it was sticking out EVERYWHERE.... joshilyn 2008-05-06T08:10:42-05:00 The To Didn’t List, part 3 http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000864.html My friend Carmen had the Best Vacation Idea Ever--- remember when Karen and I went to a lit con and on the way we passed the CRIME AND PUNISHMENT museum and we wanted to stop and sit in Old Sparky... joshilyn 2008-05-02T08:49:37-05:00 The To Didn't List. Part 2: Dead Raccoon Wednesday Has Come At Last http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000863.html Really Actually 1) On Thursday, my post about The Mystery of My Son’s Missing Uniform Shirts was cryptically titled HAPPY DEAD RACCOON THURSDAY in honor of me being a barn sour hateful poohead who was not going to be doing... joshilyn 2008-04-30T08:11:34-05:00 The To Didn’t List, part 1 http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000862.html Not 1) This does not NOT count as number 1 on the To Didn’t List because it is not on the To Didn’t List. This is an introduction and an explanation of what The To Didn’t List IS, and I... joshilyn 2008-04-28T07:49:40-05:00 Happy Dead Raccoon Thursday! http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000861.html There is a tradition started by some mysterious someone somewhere that on Thursday, bloggers are supposed to blog about love. I don’t know who started it, but I have seen Love Thursday posts on Mir’s Blog and a few others.... joshilyn 2008-04-24T07:12:13-05:00 Love Letter http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000860.html So Scott is in Cali, and this morning he sent me the embedded You Tube video in an email that said: “Yeah, this pretty much sums up how I feel:” He loves the whole world AND the Discovery channel. I... joshilyn 2008-04-22T09:20:39-05:00 Come Do A Fun Thing http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000859.html On Monday, April 21, 7:15 PM Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street, I will be in Decatur to listen to Joe Formichella and Suzanne Hudson speak about their books, Murder Creek: The Unfortunate Incident of Annie Barnes and In a Temple... joshilyn 2008-04-20T16:09:36-05:00 3Q with Susan Gregg Gilmore http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000858.html Beloveds – I am heading to MONTGOMERY for The Alabama Book Festival. Hope to see you there, but if not, I will see you back here Monday. I met Susan Gregg Gilmore at one of my favorite indies, the fabulous... joshilyn 2008-04-18T14:05:49-05:00 The Near-Tragic Tale of An A Bunnies http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000857.html It seems like a weird title, but there is no singular form of the word bunnies at my house. When Sam was little, he called all rabbits, “A Bunnies.” In honor of his long gone babyhood, we still call single... joshilyn 2008-04-16T06:37:18-05:00 I <3 Life. Not the Cereal. http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000856.html IMMEDIATE DIGRESSION: If I did nto come to a town near you on the recent tour, there’s a new video interview up at Author Magazine where I make a LOT of really google-eye crazy faces and tell how I came... joshilyn 2008-04-14T09:32:53-05:00 4Q with Rebecca Flowers (Yes. Four.) http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000855.html Rebecca Flowers can’t count, but Lord knows she can write. I unabashedly LOVED her debut novel, NICE TO COME HOME TO,, enough to say so on the cover, on this blog, and recently in a bookstore to a browsing stranger.... Three Questions joshilyn 2008-04-10T18:43:29-05:00 On Plumage (Part 3) http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000854.html Part 1 Part 2 SO, that was four years ago…And you know what? I hate all those clothes I bought that got me through the gods tour. Yes. Hate. Truly I do. I MAY be a spring in the face,... joshilyn 2008-04-09T17:20:07-05:00 On Plumage (part 2) http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt/archives/000853.html …So I went to the mall and I started wandering into clothing stores and looking at what the mannequins were wearing. Most of the mannequins didn’t have HEADS and yet they still had a better understanding of how to accessorize... Way-Back Machine joshilyn 2008-04-08T13:35:13-05:00