Embarrassing!

June 11, 2021June 10, 2021 / roughwighting / 83 Comments

When was the last time you were embarrassed?

Embarrassment is defined as mild to severe levels of discomfort, usually experienced when someone commits a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act.

The older I get, the less embarrassed I am. Hey, take me as I am, or don’t take me at all. But one of the stories in my just-published “flash memoir,” Flashes of Life: True Tales of the Extraordinary in the Ordinary, includes a tale entitled “How to Embarrass Your Kids.” Readers have told me they relate to my (tee hee) gleeful moments of embarrassing my progeny. Not in a mean way, but ….
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If It Didn’t Sound So Crazy…

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 / roughwighting / 143 Comments

IF IT DIDN’T SOUND SO CRAZY, I’D WRITE a story about a mermaid and a farmer.

IF IT DIDN’T SOUND SO CRAZY, I’D WRITE an essay on a magical moving pen.

IF IT DIDN’T SOUND SO CRAZY, I’D WRITE a book about a ghost with a moving murmur.

IF IT DIDN’T SOUND SO CRAZY, I’D WRITE a tale about a wolf and a wren who share a den. Continue reading →

Bodacious Loquacious Original & Gratifying

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 / roughwighting / 118 Comments

I was given notice this week.

Of my five-year blogging anniversary.

My mind automatically flew backward five years ago, when I lived in the SF Bay area, creating stories for the writing classes I taught, spending hours writing chapters for my novels, and stuffing it all in computer files and sagging file drawers.

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Just Needling You

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 / roughwighting / 93 Comments

“It’s only after I’ve given the matter some thought that I decide to take the man up on his offer.

A quid pro quo, so to speak – I help him out, and he’ll help me out.

The only problem is that I don’t need any help. Or at least not his kind.

I’m a published writer, so I promise to give him tips on how to find the right publisher for the book he’s writing on “the zen of wellness.” That’s my title for his book, I think his is more esoteric.

Whatever, I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences with this fascinating man. He’s slight, middle-aged, with brown-speckled-with-gray hair pulled into a small ponytail. His crystal light eyes seem to see way beyond my own eyes. He peers further inside.

Which perhaps is why I’m hesitant to let him practice his trade on me: Continue reading →

Losing Control – X Rated

January 9, 2015January 8, 2015 / roughwighting / 47 Comments

How often do you let go of your emotions?

If you could lighten up a bit, would you let yourself laugh more?

Or cry more?

I used to lose control – emotionally – when I was younger, and thus was embarrassed many times, particularly back when I didn’t have the discipline we “adults” are expected to display.

I cringe when I recall times I’ve “lost it,” so to speak.

Movies are a prime example.

Before I knew myself better, I’d watch movies that destroyed me. I’m reluctant to give an example, but since I’m trying to lose control a bit, here goes… Continue reading →