Category Archives: Self Improvement

Leap Year.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by The Reedster

The apartment was 250 square feet. The “dressing alcove” led directly into the bathroom, where my cat hid, panicked, in the tub. Later, I would have dreams that it opened into a huge “Friends”-size apartment; that my actual apartment was … Continue reading →

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It’s a ‘Reedster Speaks’ Birthday Giveaway!

Posted on December 29, 2012 by The Reedster

One year ago, I posted some anti-resolutions in this space and OH WHAT A RIDE WE’VE BEEN ON SINCE, readers and fans. We learned to love sweaters that double as robes in what I call “The Sw’obe Trilogy” (here, here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inappropriate Behavior, Round Up. It's not just for killing the water table., Self Improvement | 31 Comments

Get Out Your Lasso! It’s a Round-up!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by The Reedster

I remember when I was a solo practitioner as a lawyer and every case I got felt like the last paycheck I would ever receive. I never realized that I would feel the EXACT SAME WAY about my blog readership, … Continue reading →

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Listen, grasshoppers, and I will tell you how to become a great writer like The Reedster, in two simple steps. 1. Create a sacred space for writing. Make this a special realm where you will be conditioned to write, just … Continue reading →

Posted on August 8, 2012 by The Reedster | 52 Comments

And then the dog tried to kill me.

Posted on July 26, 2012 by The Reedster

Oscar, our ten year old Lhasa Apso, stays downstairs all night to “protect us” when Matt is out of town. He does this by sporadically barking his goddamn head off at all hours of the night. Which is why, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Inappropriate Behavior, Self Improvement | 43 Comments