Drema Drudge

Announcing: Writing All the Things!

After nearly a year of plotting, planning, and tweaking, Barry and I are happy to announce the launch of our website, Writing All the Things! You can explore our (evolving) website at writingallthethings.com. There you’ll find a slowly unfurling study on writing and reading literary fiction, a bit about us and the writing services we provide,Continue reading “Announcing: Writing All the Things!”

There Should Be Tech Support For Writers!

I’ve been doing lots of “techie” tasks lately on my website, and while it’s been challenging, for the most part there’s a person to contact or a video to watch to solve most technical issues. As a result of all of this back and forth, I found myself telling Barry that there oughtContinue reading “There Should Be Tech Support For Writers!”

UPDATED: “Never Too Poor to Give” to be Featured on Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast

I wanted to let those of you who don’t follow my social media know that my story, “Never Too Poor to Give,” will be featured on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast on Monday, December 4, 2017. You can find it on iTunes or anywhere you listen to podcasts. I’ll try to embed aContinue reading “UPDATED: “Never Too Poor to Give” to be Featured on Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast”

Lofty Goals and Musings

Today, I feel the need to spend time evaluating my writing life and goals. I do this periodically to be sure I’m on track. Because let’s be honest — I’m ambitious, and idk how else to know whether or not I’m even coming close to approaching my goals. So much about publication, about remuneration, aboutContinue reading “Lofty Goals and Musings”

A Passion for Patchett and Parnassus

One of the things we did in Nashville last month was visit Parnassus Books, the bookstore that Ann Patchett co-owns. It was our first visit to the store, although Barry remembers a bookstore in that same location when we lived in Nashville. Alas, I remember paying our cell phone bill in the plaza but nothingContinue reading “A Passion for Patchett and Parnassus”

Issue 1.2 – Fiction

? The examination table hurts my goddamn back. I sit up straighter but it doesn’t help much. You have to have ab strength to stay in this position for any amount of time. This exam came about because I bled after sex last week, twice, and I knew immediately that something was wrong. I haven’t…

Proud Parent Alert: Mia’s Commissioning Ceremony

I tried to find some literary way to write this post, but no go. No matter what I try to write, it comes out all proud and “parenty.” So be it. I don’t want our daughter’s accomplishments to be “eclipsed” by the past few days, so despite our having been in the path of totality,Continue reading “Proud Parent Alert: Mia’s Commissioning Ceremony”

Edinburgh!

Barry and I recently traveled to Edinburgh. While I have lots to share about what is now my third favorite city, I honestly don’t know where to start. Let’s try it with photos instead. Maybe I’ll elaborate later. 🙂 Sir Walter Scott Memorial, visible out the window of the restaurant where we ate breakfast everyContinue reading “Edinburgh!”

The Dollar Tree and Me: Books on the Cheap

Hey my happy people! Barry and I are just a few days back from Scotland. I have lots to say about that, but while I catch up with life here’s a post I wrote earlier but never shared. First, a pic of us in glorious Edinburgh outside Holyrood Palace: Now the post. I have aContinue reading “The Dollar Tree and Me: Books on the Cheap”

The Great Purge Continues

Someone PLEASE tell me to get back to writing. Our house will never be the same! Out have gone books and more books, clothing by the bagful, and oh so much more. I even tackled the dreaded long, narrow closet in my writing room. Again. Every couple of years I attempt to make itContinue reading “The Great Purge Continues”