Tag Archives: snapshots

May 2025 Snapshots

Posted on June 3, 2025 by sheila

The biggest news of the month is that my book is available for pre-order. It’s about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (no release date yet for the film, but it will be this fall). I interviewed everyone, from Guillermo himself, to … Continue reading →

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April 2025 Snapshots

Posted on May 1, 2025 by sheila

Had breakfast with one of my oldest friends (she who rescued a hawk, in a blazing act of bravery, which I think the hawk recognized and appreciated). We now live pretty near each other, which is wild, after me living … Continue reading →

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March 2025 Snapshots

Posted on March 31, 2025 by sheila

Mitchell’s change purse Our new normal. The water jug is the third in our polyamorous relationship. Frankie likes it to be there so he can push back against it, or wrap himself around it. If the water jug isn’t there, … Continue reading →

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February 2025 Snapshots

Posted on March 10, 2025 by sheila

The view from my kitchen window into the back yard, into the sunrise. Window jewelry by my dear friend Luisa. Moon over my sister’s house. We had tacos tonight. My niece slept over. We binged Stranger Things. Up to season … Continue reading →

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2023 in Snapshots

Posted on December 30, 2023 by sheila

I started 2023 in Memphis. The first photo I took in the new year is dated January 1, and it’s of the Graceland gates, circa 4:30, 5 in the morning. I was on my way to the airport and figured … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on May 11, 2023 by sheila

It’s been a while. March and April were a whirlwind. February too. — I worked on this. It was a challenging one, and a little different for me. I loved the challenge. — Michael messaged me (you know. Michael. This … Continue reading →

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Things done and seen in Chicago

Posted on July 5, 2022 by sheila

I haven’t flown in three years, maybe more. There’s still a lot of stress in going out into the world and mingling with the populace. Plane tickets are insanely expensive right now too. But I was determined to take a … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on June 11, 2022 by sheila

It’s been a long time. I just checked. The last “snapshots” I did was September 2020. !!! What a terrible terrible month. And the worst was yet to come. 2021 is like a lost year. Even though so much happened. … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on September 21, 2020 by sheila

— I used to use this blog almost as a daily diary. I stopped doing that a long time ago, although I still write very personally, even if I’m talking about, you know, Frances Farmer. I think my regular readers … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Snapshots

Posted on June 8, 2020 by sheila

— After three months in almost total isolation – and since I live alone, isolation is ISOLATED – I ventured out to my friend David’s and Maria’s this weekend for a socially-distant cookout. With two other great friends, Sheila and … Continue reading →

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