Author Archives: Theodora Goss

Some time ago, my friend Nathan Ballingrud posted a wonderful blog post called “The Terrors of Girlhood.” It’s about being the single father of a ten-year-old girl who is just starting to experiment with things like cosmetics. It started me … Continue reading →

One of my stories is being reprinted. It’s the first story of mine that was ever published, and it’s been reprinted a number of times. I’m pleased that it’s coming out again, and it’s in a particularly wonderful book: Happily … Continue reading →

Today, I went to the dentist. I’ve always been proud of my teeth, silly as that sounds. They’ve always been straight, and I still have all of my wisdom teeth (which I suppose means I have a large mouth). I … Continue reading →

I was thinking today about choices and their consequences. I had to make a choice recently – but I’ll talk about that in a moment. In Drawing Out the Dragons: Meditations on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice, James … Continue reading →

Guess what I’m doing today? Taxes, of course. Yes, I should have done them earlier, but it’s been that sort of year. I ask myself what sort of year I mean by that, and somewhere in my mind I hear … Continue reading →

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may have noticed that I’ve been having a difficult month. The last two weeks have been particularly difficult because I’ve been so tired, and that affects my mood. Last weekend, … Continue reading →

I thought I would be ready to get back to my story today, but I’m not. I’m feeling – well, I don’t know what I’m feeling exactly, but I’ll try to describe it. I woke up this morning at 8:00 … Continue reading →