My Absentee Ballot

Like every blogger worth her salt in megabytes, I’ve been absent in the world’s blogosphere. I even had to abandon my Loaded Lit project, partly due to time and partly due to the fact that I royally effed my business trying to transfer to a pay site. Perhaps someone who knows nothing about CSS shouldn’t be foolin’ around with it, yeah?

But in my absence I’ve been doing other stuff. Like editing Bayou . (My PSA for the day: Want to get published? Follow directions. Journals put guidelines on their website for a reason.)  I’ve also been writing over at InvadeNola again, this time a book review for  Sean Yseult of White Zombie fame. I interviewed her, too. Yes, that Sean Yseult, and yes, I am now roughly 67% cooler for having done so. I can say this without bragging because the chance to interview her was a huge honor. I even got to tell her that as a teenager I basically wanted to be her or Joan Jett. Yes, I’m also fully aware I went all fan-girl on her. I just don’t give a damn.

What else? Writing shitty stories I wish were better, making pickles with friends, going to readings, and just generally trying to figure out how to live a life that is both productive and fun. A hard balance. I tend to lean toward the fun side of things, all boozin’ and dancin’ and fast women.

Anyhow, if you’re so inclined, pop on over to my review of Sean Yseult’s I’m in the Band. If you like what you’re reading, drop a comment at InvadeNola for me to let them know you dig books and you dig me talking about them. Or if you don’t like it, I’m tough. Do your worst.

While you’re there, check out some of the other kick-ass articles in this week’s issue.