Author: bethovermyer

Just kidding. I wouldn't do that to you. This year has been so awful, I'd be laughing if I weren't crying. But let me list some positive things that have happened so far. This might be a very short list... My nephew was born healthy and without complications I read thirty-six books, the most I've… Continue reading 2016 – A Year in Review

Don't know what to get the writer in your life for Christmas? I've got some ideas! -Book-themed Writing Gloves from Storiarts or Amazon. Keep your hands warm while you type, leaving your fingers free so they don't slip and slide over the keys. They have Peter Pan, Pride and Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, The Raven pairs,… Continue reading Christmas Shopping–for Writers!

If you haven't seen Julie and Julia, it's a great movie, well worth the time--and $--to rent and watch. Or buy. I suggest buy, because, as stated, this movie is fabulous. I mean, come on: food, Julia Child, cooking, writing, FOOD--you'll gain weight watching this movie...what's not to love? (Well, besides the weight-gaining part, but… Continue reading Julia Child and Me

It's been over two weeks since I've blogged?! Ye gads! I have one exciting update: I've decided to self-publish a humor/novelty book that I've written 😀 More details to come! (On a related note: If anyone knows of a good editor with reasonable prices, whom I can pay by check or Visa gift card, let… Continue reading Fruit Basket Upset

I attended a creative writing workshop this past Wednesday, and this poem came over me after staring at a rather morbid picture prompt:   By the spread of the table And the thorn on my chair The clawing of conscience I do not dare Partake of this grisly feast, This ghoulish delight; To say that… Continue reading By the Spread of the Table

Last week's post was dismal...I assume. I can't quite remember it and won't be refreshing that memory. So, let's just say I was glum and sick and...okay, we'll I'm still sick, but the point is that I have lost the point. And without a point, one can easily lose the thread of what I am… Continue reading I’m Baaack

Last week, I posted a fictitious tale that held a kernel of truth in it's sun-stretched palms. This week, friends, I am going to share some cold, hard truths.... Several things in life are certain: Death (? - maybe? I believe in the Rapture, so I don't know if I'll die...fun thought, huh?) Taxes *cough*… Continue reading Panic! at the Desk–Oh

(First published on Medium) From tongue, to ear, to pen, to page: I spun a story. Not any old bit of gossip and tale, mind, but such a fat piece of news, it was beyond my self-control to let it starve in the cold, cruel dark. The particulars of such a piece of news, in… Continue reading I Am Invention

Before we close the curtain on 2016--and good riddance! This year has been a nuisance--there are several things I'd like to accomplish. They are as follows (aren't I all hoity-toity?): Write 10,000 more words on the "goblets novel." Participate in NaNoWriMo, writing at least 50,000 words on the circus freaks novel Survive the rest of my… Continue reading Before the Year’s Out…

Men and women supposedly react very differently when sick. I don't like to sort people into groups, but this is what I've witnessed in my family: Sick Dad: *feeble voice* i am so sick. i am dying. want me to cough for you? Sick Sister: I will not get sick. I will sanitize ALL THE THINGS. Sick… Continue reading The Usual Cliche Horror Stories: Colds