I was down in Deep Ellum, an artsy section of Dallas, when a skinhead decided to give me a white supremacy flier. After reading through it, I started playing with what it said and came up with this little gem.

Print and disperse as you please!

Everyone has been in a hotel or motel at some point in their life and everyone has seen a Gideon's Bible. Have you ever read the introduction? I have. Have you ever wondered what the Religious Riech meant by "The Gay Agenda"?

Yes, the two are related. Wonder no more.

The truth is out there. Way out there.

Short fiction is generally the best medium for beginning writers because of its specific boundaries. It's very strict about what it is, but very forgiving about content, style, and voice. We write short fiction every day of our lives: whenever we tell a story. These are a couple of short stories I've been kicking around for a while. My husband suggested a new ending for "Dear Jodie," as he thinks it ends a little short right now. "Late Night Bite" was an exercise in 'slice of life' writing.

A friend of mine had a page devoted to social Darwinism. We had gotten into a big discussion over this (and a few too many cups of coffee) and he asked me to write something for his page. Some people don't agree with some of my ideas. That's okay. I don't agree with them, or the way they raise their children, or the way they vote, or what they spend their money on, or how they drive, or why anyone allows them to breathe....

I've also done a little dabbling in writing for the big screen. The following is an example from a script I had worked on for a couple of years. This scene was the first written; and looking at it now, it's the only part of the completed script I'm happy with. I think I overworked it; the rest of it blows.

A recruiter asked me to write this for a tech-writing position. I never found out what the client thought of it.