“This is lovely writing but I’m afraid it’s a little too quiet for us.” The “us” was a popular and well-respected website. I was happy of course, to have a personal response from the busy editor but it still stung, as rejections do. Yet, as is almost always the case, the editor was exactly right.… Continue reading Searching for Grey in a Black and White World
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On Beauty
What are you doing now, Mommy? Washing my hair. What are you doing now? Putting in the conditioner. Why? To make my hair nice and soft. What are you doing now? Shaving my legs. Why? To make them smooth. What are you doing with that? This is the soap I use to wash my face.… Continue reading On Beauty
Kathleen Siddell 