Among the costumes posted below is the one I wore at the Winter Sun Spookfest this past Saturday Night. Be the first to guess which one it is and get your name up in lights here at Loose Leaf. 1. Will the 2. Real Colleen 3. Please 4. Stand up. Post note: Identities will be […]
“I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy.” – Danny McGoorty, Irish pool player My father wanted me to be a doctor, but I had a secret romantic idea that I wanted to be a peddler, either that or join the Peace Corp. The following entry was inspired by […]
Amy the Black wants to know five weird things about me. Only 5? 1. I once saw the word “thinking” and was convinced it said “thin king.” 2. The bravest thing I ever did was jump into a hole on an ice covered pond, naked after a sauna. 3. The first time someone asked me […]
“As someone who is 5 foot and 1 inch, I sometimes wonder what I might have done with all the time I’ve spent hemming pants and skirts if I didn’t have to do it. Maybe if I was taller, I would have read more of the classics.” ~ Colleen I’ve been thinking about books all […]
This via Vanx: 5 items in my fridge 1. Bubble and Squeak 2. A New Castle beer 3. Sunscreen 4. Venison 5. A small package of Philadelphia cream cheese with the expiration date 2/06, bought in case my son, Josh, came to visit. I guess I can throw it out now. 5 items in my […]
Now about that pesky little thing called an inferiority complex…Who wants the attention…It’s too much pressure…I can’t live up to it…Who the heck do I think I am…? “I wonder if everyone has one,” I asked by friend Mara, “and they’re just covering it up better than we are?” “Either that or they’re arrogant egotists,” […]
AKA: Meet Colleen Sherry A new take on magnetic poetry? It’s a list of recent key word searches that brought folks to Loose Leaf: Can I sunbathe in the nude in South Carolina? What leaf is this? My husband is an out of work writer What kind of leaves do snails like? A narrow fellow […]
The answers to Tuesday’s Loose Leaf InQUIZiton are as follows: 1. This past year I wrote about winning what? On May 30th I wrote: On the night of the day that my essay aired on WVTF public radio, I participated in a poetry slam at The London Underground in Blacksburg and won $100 gift certificate […]
In keeping with the week’s celebration of Loose Leaf’s first year mark, I consulted the Google Oracle to see what it had to say. I typed “Loose Leaf is” into their search engine and this is some of what I got: Loose Leaf is heard on 227 stations and boasts 250000 listeners. Loose Leaf is […]
Okay, now let’s see who’s been paying attention! I found a great little quiz over at Weary Hag’s place that I wanted to adapt for Loose Leaf. I had fun playing (her version was called the “Hagsperiment”), and I especially liked the game show sound effects. But when I went to set up my own […]
The following are my answers to interview questions posed by Jake from the Jake Silver Show: 1. When do you first recall wanting to be a writer and what inspired that? I began writing Bob Dylan-inspired poetry as a teenager in my bedroom and then “letters to the editor” for local newspapers. As a young […]
AKA: 1. A picture is worth 1000 words… or is that kisses? 2. This is a game where we both win. 3. Got one of your own? HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY XOXO
