🧠 If Brains Are Noodles, Is Noodling Fishing For Brains and Not Catfish?🐈🐟

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/figcaption></figure><h1 id="a7b4">[4] What have you given up on?</h1><p id="b8be"><a href="undefined">Hogan Torah</a> becoming my secret not-so-secret lover. Sigh.</p><h1 id="9c51">[5] What is one thing you’re committed to learning more about?</h1><p id="721e">The process of pitching books to agents. Actually, the process of pitching my writing in general. It’s my least favorite part of writing and it’s necessary to be a public writer. In 2022, I’m pitching my memoir to agents. By the end of 2021, I’ve committed to pitching to 3 off-platform publications. I signed up to work with a mentoring group run by <a href="undefined">Kelly Eden</a> and <a href="undefined">Ash Jurberg</a> this month. I hope to learn more about pitching from these professionals.</p><figure id="53dc"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*iNUXH7H7lO_31OR-V-6CdQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Trying on costumes in the middle of a store is out of character for me. But, this was a fun day. Photo provided by the author — a Humanda.</figcaption></figure><h1 id="8e0a">Faves?</h1><ul><li><b>Favourite soup?</b> Potato soup with fried ham, bacon, (fake) cheese, chives. Delicious. I love soup though. I miss tomato soup (thanks acid reflux). I also love ginger-carrot, lentil, and mushroom soup. Pretty much any soup any time of year is my jam.</li><li><b>Favourite stationery item?</b> This is impossible to answer. Lately, it’s a black hardbound notebook with graph-style paper. I write sideways, outside of the lines, and at a diagonal.</li><li><b>Favourite novelist?</b> The most recent novel I read was by CD Payne. He granted me an interview about it, too, which was pretty cool. I read more memoirs and nonfiction than novels.</li><li><b>Favourite blue item? </b>Vick’s Vaporub? Not sure. I don’t like choosing favorites. Ask my kids.</li><li><b>Favourite unhealthy beverage?</b> The coffee shop I used to frequent daily had a summer drink called a Jamaican Cold Brew. They mixed cold brew with rootbeer and a splash of cream. I copycat this recipe with cold brew, Stevia brand rootbeer, and mushroom creamer since I’m lactose intolerant. It’s a delicious treat. Real rootbeer is my biggest vice drink.</li></ul><h1 id="696b">Articles to share</h1><h2 id="d4c8">Your top piece last month</h2><p id="c8a5">I’m happy to report Ceci’s Covid test came back negative and it looks like she’ll qualify for vaccination by the end of 2021. Phew.</p><div id="4ba6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/a-seething-inferno-of-anger-is-the-only-sane-response-to-this-crumbling-empire-26dadd70c627"> <div> <div> <h2>A Seething Inferno of Anger Is the Only Sane Response to This Crumbling Empire</h2> <div><h3>Between capitalism and the patriarchy, I’m running on empty</h3></div> <div><p>aninjusticemag.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*CLaEiZ0AUP758mgv6q1mwg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="d7ce">A piece that deserves more love</h2><p id="1578">This is a short story in the newer pub, Fictions, run by esteemed fiction writer and <a href="undefined">Age of Empathy</a> co-editor, <a href="undefined">Danielle Loewen</a>. It has 7 reads currently. Warning: Be prepared to cry.</p><div id="27de" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/grief-is-where-the-heart-is-b3f30899fc5d"> <div> <div> <h2>Grief Is Where the Heart Is</h2> <div><h3>A short story about lost love</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*kSeOG2J87gdSQWkKLYjqfw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="e1a9">A piece that’s few

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er than 3 minutes</h2><p id="083f">This is a very short story. I wrote it before we adopted our Jackchi, back when I just assumed all chihuahuas and their owners to be an obnoxious bunch.</p><div id="9644" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/two-women-walk-into-starbucks-1e114514d4f4"> <div> <div> <h2>The Starbucks Chihuahua</h2> <div><h3>Microfiction</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*a96pOGRLINwPODc1)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="2382">A longform piece</h2><p id="6120">My love letter to music.</p><div id="05b5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-forget-to-listen-to-music-but-when-i-turn-it-on-my-heart-sings-40bcf11da3ea"> <div> <div> <h2>I Forget To Listen To Music, But When I Turn It On, My Heart Sings</h2> <div><h3>From 1978 to 2021, this is where my musical journey has taken me</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*G763BwJWwG5hJTEQCtR0_w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="bd93">A poem</h2><p id="0cec">Join the narrator for a quaint, romantic getaway.</p><div id="aaa5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://psiloveyou.xyz/romance-and-charm-of-a-little-red-barn-8fd32bd6b12e"> <div> <div> <h2>Romance and Charm of a Little Red Barn</h2> <div><h3>Poetry Sunday</h3></div> <div><p>psiloveyou.xyz</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*oE7C8VdYhYv75RDX)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="56e3" class="link-block"> <a href="http://okienoodling.com/"> <div> <div> <h2>Okie Noodling</h2> <div><h3>It will be the 6th year that we have a free outdoor concert on the Friday evening before the tournament. This years is…</h3></div> <div><p>okienoodling.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*m2-AfoMjAT4OMg1c)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="25ea"><pre>You might also like <span class="hljs-keyword">my</span> writing <span class="hljs-built_in">list</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">or</span> these pieces:</pre></div><div id="4031"><pre>😵‍💫 <span class="hljs-variable">How</span> <span class="hljs-variable">To</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Make</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Your</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Readers</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Fall</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">In</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Love</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">With</span> <span class="hljs-variable">a</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Sociopath</span> 💀 <span class="hljs-built_in">Write</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">With</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Your</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Gut</span><span class="hljs-operator">,</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">Head</span><span class="hljs-operator">,</span> <span class="hljs-variable">and</span> <span class="hljs-variable">Heart</span></pre></div><div id="9060"><pre>Twitter |<span class="hljs-string"> Newsletter</span>|<span class="hljs-string"> </span>|<span class="hljs-string">To My Lists </span>|<span class="hljs-string"> Subscribe to Medium (affiliate link) to support me and other indy writers.</span></pre></div></article></body>

An October 2021 interview with The Brain is a Noodle

This was 4 years ago, back before Covid and my OCD went whole-hog. Not sure why the shark (me) is afraid of the flamingo (my daughter). Selfie provided by the author.

[1] Does writing energize or exhaust you?

The window before writing is usually exhausting. I’m a procrastinator. I want to take a nap or play candy crush or promote or tweet. I wasn’t going to write anything today because I didn’t have the energy worked up even though I wanted to work up the energy. Lucy’s interview questions SAVED THE DAY!

Fun fact: I answered these questions from bottom to top and the more I answered the more energy I acquired. So like the majority of writers I’ve read so far who answered this, the answer is BOTH.

Connecting with others is what I love the most about writing. Does that make me a selfish writer? Some readers/writers I’ve become smitten with are Rob Janicke (if you ever have a chance to video chat with him, beware, his eyes flirt even when he isn’t —I bet that sparkle got you in all kinds of trouble when you were a young cat, Rob. Also, please check your Slack messages. No, I’m not flirting with you there), Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and Rachel Presser, both in reading their work and shooting the shit on Twitter, and Alex Cooper (just go check him out).

The author is tucked away in the hotdog costume. Photo provided by the author. Circa 2017.

[2] What is one food that represents the country you are currently in?

Does the United States have any food that’s actually original? I dunno. Hmm. I like American-style pizza, but I can’t eat it. WAH! Are burgers an American thing? I love Tulsa, Oklahoma’s R-Bar burgers so much I wrote a Newsbreak article about them. Is there a food that solidly reps the U.S.? Paul Combs, please let us know in the comments.

[3] What type of friend would you like to be?

The type of friend you have fun with, laugh and laugh, dance, laugh, snort-spit, and can vanish for months and reemerge with everything going back to the snort-spit-laugh-weird-dance easily. I learned late in life that I don’t have to like every person to be a good person. My friend Evie taught me that. A few writer friends I aspire to be more like are Sarah Paris (pulls no punches), Hogan Torah (heart of gold but don’t let him know I told you that), Smillew Rahcuef (very handsome and funny and knows a lot about sex), Lindsay Rae Brown (went to hell and back and has so many stories to entertain), Simon Dillon (pulls no punches — wait, that must be a film thing). There’s more, but this is getting long, so I’ll stop.

How could I be so unhappy while wearing this costume? Perhaps I was hangry and in need of edible fried. Photo provided by the author.

[5] What is one thing you’re committed to learning more about?

The process of pitching books to agents. Actually, the process of pitching my writing in general. It’s my least favorite part of writing and it’s necessary to be a public writer. In 2022, I’m pitching my memoir to agents. By the end of 2021, I’ve committed to pitching to 3 off-platform publications. I signed up to work with a mentoring group run by Kelly Eden and Ash Jurberg this month. I hope to learn more about pitching from these professionals.

Trying on costumes in the middle of a store is out of character for me. But, this was a fun day. Photo provided by the author — a Humanda.

Faves?

Favourite soup? Potato soup with fried ham, bacon, (fake) cheese, chives. Delicious. I love soup though. I miss tomato soup (thanks acid reflux). I also love ginger-carrot, lentil, and mushroom soup. Pretty much any soup any time of year is my jam.

Favourite stationery item? This is impossible to answer. Lately, it’s a black hardbound notebook with graph-style paper. I write sideways, outside of the lines, and at a diagonal.

Favourite novelist? The most recent novel I read was by CD Payne. He granted me an interview about it, too, which was pretty cool. I read more memoirs and nonfiction than novels.

Favourite blue item? Vick’s Vaporub? Not sure. I don’t like choosing favorites. Ask my kids.

Favourite unhealthy beverage? The coffee shop I used to frequent daily had a summer drink called a Jamaican Cold Brew. They mixed cold brew with rootbeer and a splash of cream. I copycat this recipe with cold brew, Stevia brand rootbeer, and mushroom creamer since I’m lactose intolerant. It’s a delicious treat. Real rootbeer is my biggest vice drink.

🧠 If Brains Are Noodles, Is Noodling Fishing For Brains and Not Catfish?🐈🐟

An October 2021 interview with The Brain is a Noodle

[1] Does writing energize or exhaust you?

[2] What is one food that represents the country you are currently in?

[3] What type of friend would you like to be?

[4] What have you given up on?

[5] What is one thing you’re committed to learning more about?

Faves?

Articles to share

Your top piece last month

A Seething Inferno of Anger Is the Only Sane Response to This Crumbling Empire

Between capitalism and the patriarchy, I’m running on empty

A piece that deserves more love

Grief Is Where the Heart Is

A short story about lost love

A piece that’s fewer than 3 minutes

The Starbucks Chihuahua

Microfiction

A longform piece

I Forget To Listen To Music, But When I Turn It On, My Heart Sings

From 1978 to 2021, this is where my musical journey has taken me

A poem

Romance and Charm of a Little Red Barn

Poetry Sunday

Okie Noodling

It will be the 6th year that we have a free outdoor concert on the Friday evening before the tournament. This years is…