Fiction Friday Part 15: Under Frangelica’s Wing

– Posted in: Fiction, Life is Dangerous, Mean People, Novel in Progress, Sex, Tammy Thinks, Worst Mom Randomness, Writing
Ice cubes on red

This is the continuation of last week's story when Eric got into some serious trouble after getting drunk with Simon. Want to get caught up? Start here. And if you want a list of the whole torrid affair, go here. ******* "Your mother didn't expect you home tonight, did she?" Frangelica glanced over at Eric from the bar. [...]

Realizing Your Grass Looks Greener from Someone Else’s Side

– Posted in: Blogging, Complaining, Crazy Tammy, First World Problems, Grown-up Friends, Logan's Story, Momless, Personal Insanity, Tammy Thinks, Worrying, Worst Mom Randomness, Writing
white fence -- grass is always greener on the other side

The other night, while I was up with insomnia, I started making a "You Suck" list. It's just one of many lists that go through my head when my other non-sleeping choices are to: Make a list from the other 100 lists regarding everything from "Brilliant blog posts that come to me...at 2 a.m." to [...]

Fiction Friday Part 14: Eric Meets Simon

– Posted in: Mean People, Novel in Progress, Sex, Tammy Thinks, World Gone Crazy, Worst Mom Randomness, Writing
Vodka glass

We're back in 1991. This is the continuation of last week's story when Eric met the fabulous Frangelica. Want to get caught up? Start here. And if you want a list of the whole shebang, go here. ******** "So, was that a friend of yours?" Eric looked up to see a tall, heavy-set man standing next to [...]

Fiction Friday Part 9: The Pickup

– Posted in: Fiction, Novel in Progress, Parenting, Tammy Thinks, Worst Mom Randomness, Writing
San Francisco International Airport

We're catching up with "young" Eric again this week. Hopefully he wasn't permanently scarred by his experience in Thailand. If you really want to get all the down and dirty details, you should start at the beginning. But here's a bit of what's happened so far: Peter is married with children. What his wife doesn't know is [...]