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Oh, to be a writer. Much like a musician or composer composes with notes, an artist composes with oils, a chef composes with food, and a teacher composes a lesson plan with worksheets, a demonstration, and an activity—a writer composes with language using infinite combinations of letters or characters to convey something, anything. I’ve been…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! An art-lover’s cumulative reflection on Beyond Van Gogh Sarasota. The sunshine state of Florida has been in the news quite a bit as of late for reasons prompting some to boycott the low-hanging region of our country. Nevertheless, I ventured south earlier this month for my own healthy set…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! A review of Alex’s experience taking a calligraphy workshopat Flora Bae Home with Ciarra Claire. It was 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. I parked on deserted Bay Street and took a walk around the block because I am my habitually early self, and I was a tad ahead…
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It was a foregone conclusion, even before my niece was born, that I was going to be that weird aunt. The kind that knits gifts, buys clothes, and bestows books upon books unto children beginning at a very young age. For my niece, she received her first books from me while still in utero, so…yeah,…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! A review of Traverse City Opera’s first-ever performance–“Found in Translation: A Dramatic Opera Experience.” Read on to learn about TC’s newest nonprofit arts organization! The early spring sun was beginning to set as I took my seat in Kirkbride Hall on Friday, April 1. Rays of dimming sunlight passed…
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Last time, I promised you bats, rats, and Basil of Baker Street, and never fear, I will deliver on that pledge. This month’s post is all about children’s book author Eve Titus’ mouse detective, Basil, as well as Disney’s 1986 animated adaptation of Titus’ written works. A little explanation, a couple of synopses, and a…
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Ahh, Valentine’s Day—a day of love that people either love or hate. Over the years, it’s become more and more apparent to me how a large percentage of the population really can’t stand the February 14th holiday. Yes, commercialism, consumerism, and marketing all send the wrong message surrounding the lead-up to the middle of February.…
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Mea culpa for going so long without a new installment of Organized Rambling. An opportunity arose to have my WIP read in a university setting. With a manuscript editing course taking place at my alma mater and with a professor I learned under, I couldn’t pass up having college-age writers and editors assessing my work.…
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It’s December 2001. My family and I are living in yet another rental house in Northern Michigan. This time on Mullet Lake in Cheboygan, to be precise. We lived in a structure that my friends and I affectionately nicknamed the “mushroom house”—and if you were wondering, yes, we three 31-year-olds still refer to it as…
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The season has arrived. No, not the “holiday season”—the Hallmark Channel Original Movie Season. Two weeks ago, I was reclining on the couch, rewarding myself with staring at a screen after a long day of staring at a different screen, and I stumbled upon the Hallmark Channel. At this point in the night, my DirecTV…
About the Blogger
Well, aside from the deets on my About page, I can divulge a few more things about myself: I enjoy whiskey & wine; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is filmmaking at its finest; I love being an aunt, and I find blogging to be an intimidating endeavor – that being said, I hope you enjoy the organized rambling of an aging millennial.