Author Archives: Theodora Goss

My computer is back! I can’t tell you how lovely it feels to be cruising through cyberworld at my usual speed. Like something out of Blade Runner, or am I thinking of some other science fiction movie?  The Fifth Element, … Continue reading →

I’ve stopped coughing, but I’m still very tired – the aftermath of the Coughing Plague, I think. Nevertheless, today I wanted to go to the Museum of Fine Arts, mostly for a banana split but I do also like those … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the second frustrating day. In the morning, I took my laptop into the Information Technology center at Boston University. I was told to call at the end of the day to see if it needed to stay over … Continue reading →

It’s been a frustrating day. I was in the middle of printing out the comments on my dissertation chapters – the comments on the revised versions that I need to respond to in the next set of revisions – when my … Continue reading →

Normal people sing in the shower. I am a writer. Therefore, I am not a normal person. Instead of singing in the shower, I write dialog. There I was this morning, in the shower, imagining what Mary and Diana would … Continue reading →

I meant to start cleaning up the messes on June 1st, but I was too sick. And then I was sick all week. By the messes, I don’t just mean the physical messes, although there are those. Would you like … Continue reading →

In a comment to yesterday’s post, Sarah wrote, “I’d be interested in reading about how you create an ‘inner’ life that supports your writing. In other words, a focus or groove or way of seeing things that allows you to … Continue reading →