Acceptance, rejection, Christmas lights, and funnies (Weekend Coffee Share #18)
Good morning, happy Friday, and welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer! I can’t compete with her amazing holiday display pics, but I’ll share a few of my own anyway. But first:
Writing news!
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who want the bad news first, and those who want the good news first. I’m the former–get the yuck out of the way so we can end on a positive note. So in that spirit: I received a rejection for the writing retreat I applied for. Bummer. It would have been amazing, I’m sure, but on the bright side: that’s 2 weeks of vacation time I can use for something else, like, I dunno, a vacation. So there’s that.
As for the good news, a creative nonfiction piece I wrote about my mother’s last Christmas was accepted by Harmony Magazine, the literary magazine of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. That one will come out under my real name, which means when I share it here, I’ll be revealing my secret identity. Batman will be so disappointed in me.
Digression alert! I Googled “disappointed batman” and discovered that “disappointed Batman” is a meme. Because of course it is.
You’re welcome.
Holiday lights from Tucson Botanical Gardens
I’m starting to think Tucson Botanical Gardens should pay me for all the promotion I give them.
In our continuing quest for holiday cheer, we attended Wanderland, their holiday light display. It wasn’t huge, but it was lovely. These pics were just snapped with my iPhone, so they aren’t spectacular, but they’ll give you a sense of the place:
And finally,
The weekly funnies!
This week’s theme: murder, mayhem, and other evils (because we all need a little holiday cheer).
All right, that’s all from me this week. How about y’all? Any fun weekend plans? Holiday plans? Homicide or demon-summoning plans?
17 Comments
Bobbiem91
Thank you for my laughs for the day. The serial killer thing, I can see it..lol.
Janet Alcorn
Right? I keep picturing Dexter dating an author.
Natalie
Congrats Janet! I look forward to the reveal of your secret identity 🙂 The lit path in TBG looks beautiful. Thank you for your #weekendcoffeeshare.
Janet Alcorn
Thanks!
Gary A Wilson
If I ever come back to Tucson,
it may well be for the Tucson Botanical Gardens,
in December when I don’t have to live in sweaty clothes,
just for their lights,
and for Bobos for blueberry pancakes.
They are the heaven that you don’t have to die before getting a table.
Janet Alcorn
I had Bobos this morning! It’s walking distance from my house. Their banana pancakes are the bomb!
Jacqui Murray
Good funnies! Thanks for the laughs.
Janet Alcorn
Happy to be of service 🙂
leannelc
Hi Janet – congrats on another article being published. Very dark and droll Christmas humour that you shared – now I’m wondering about gingerbread men and what their houses are made of!
Janet Alcorn
Thanks! Dark and droll pretty much sums me up 🙂
Susanne
That’s a very unusual light display! I like it! Especially the one with the tree and the square lights along the path. And that about the recipe blogger is SO spot on!! Love it!
Janet Alcorn
It was an unusual display but kind of interesting. We’re going to another one on Friday at a different garden. I wonder if it’ll be at all similar.
Ally Bean
What would you have done at the writing retreat? Are there classes then free time to write in peace? Have never been to one and know little about them.
Love the ouija board versus alcohol meme. No truer words.
Janet Alcorn
The retreat I applied to, Storyknife, doesn’t have classes (at least I don’t think they do). They have 8 cabins outside Homer, AK. You go there and just write and explore and get to know the other writers. Sounds like heaven. I’ll apply again next year.
Jacqui Murray
Comments are closed on your story publication so let me say here: Squeee!! (new word to me but I think it’s perfect).
Janet Alcorn
Thanks!! I have comments set to close after 60 days, I think, because older posts were attracting too much spam.
Jacqui Murray
A lot of people do that. I don’t get that much spam–Akismet maybe cleans it up?–which is good.