Author Archives: Drema Drudge

Dear Reader, Today was more of the same and yet different, too. Word Raccoon and I woke early to see what we could accomplish before a family brunch where WR discovered pineapple upside-down pancakes and was disappointed that she had ordered avocado toast!  But now she knows where to get them when she has aContinue reading “Prepping and Thinking”

Dear Reader, Word Raccoon is not happy with me. I kicked her off the sun porch early this morning, before the sun was up. I knew what a day of research and reading I had ahead of me, and I wanted none of her shenanigans. And lured by plenteous portions of her favorite beverage andContinue reading “Two Problems (Almost) Walk Into a Gym”

Dear Reader, Word Raccoon and I find ourselves in the unenviable position of having to choose a new place to write. Again. Since they are shutting our usual café in about a month, for good this time, and it’s going up for sale, well, I’m thinking that’s no longer going to be an option for writing. Continue reading “Epistolizing”

Dear Reader, I staged a jail break on Stanley and his chore chart this afternoon, grabbed Word Raccoon, and opened the Notes app for some unscheduled poetry writing. (But first I did my tasks for the day on my novel, so many nitpicky things like what’s the name of the river? and for the love,Continue reading “Damned Bee in a Lidded Cup”

Dear Reader, What do you do when your Word Raccoon wakes you at 3:30 in the morning insisting on sorting the day like socks? First of all, what in the unholy role reversal have you been doing lately, WR? I rely upon you to be the freewheeling one, remember? Second of all, I think StanleyContinue reading “Sort the Day…or the Socks?”

Dear Reader, Word Raccoon’s brain is officially shutting down for the evening. Allegedly. She asks if I think she’s a troubadour or something.  No, WR, you are not. But you’re a fan of them.  She has been reading through her novel-in-progress all day, making notes on this read-through. Most notably: Two scenes/sections are still inContinue reading “Breakneck Literary Fiction? Hmmm…”

Dear Reader, First of all, a very long moment of silence for the passing of Queen Dolly Parton is required, according to both me and Word Raccoon. She will be missed. WR saw a squirrel with a walnut today, and she wondered how it can be so late in August already.  She plucked two tomatoesContinue reading “Readable. Eventually.”

Dear Reader, Word Raccoon was up way too early to be chauffeured to her appointment with her rheumatologist. She is thankful for her husband taking the day off to take her, and to accompany her on the rest of the day’s jaunts, which included lunch and a Nutella shake, finally, thank you very much. TheContinue reading “Word Raccoon Brims with a Nutella Shake”

Dear Reader, Okay, nobody move until the words are dry. Oh, see, you just moved! LOL. Word Raccoon and I are here to report a milestone! (Yes, you are going to see exclamation points along the way — they were the first emojis, don’t you think?!!) Drum roll…the novel threads have been reassembled!  Yes, allContinue reading “All Novel, All August, All Accomplished (Sort of…)”

Dear Reader, This is novel writing time, so naturally Word Raccoon says she’d like to write a blog post because her brain is overflowing. WR went to the gym and it caused that thing that happens when she’s been in the endorphin zone and all of the ideas come zooming at her from every direction.Continue reading “Apply Yourself”