cheese Archives » Bookology Magazine

Tuned in to Talk Radio

Lisa Bullard — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:00:32 +0000

When I was a little girl and my Minnesota grandparents came to visit, we shared them around for sleeping purposes. One night I would share my double bed with Grandma, and the next night my brother and I would switch places, and I’d sleep on his top bunk while Grandpa settled into the bottom bunk.
Grandma was a bit of a night owl like I am, so it was never hard to keep her talking.… more

The post Tuned in to Talk Radio appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

That Time I Drove the Karma Bus

Lisa Bullard — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:00:27 +0000

All freshmen at my college had to wear beanies at the start of school. Besides the obvious fashion quandary, the problem was that students from the town’s rival college gloried in stealing beanies.
And I knew if any of my upper classmates caught me sans beanie, they had the power to make me stand on a table in the cafeteria and sing my high school fight song.… more

The post That Time I Drove the Karma Bus appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

Curves Ahead

Lisa Bullard — Thu, 17 May 2018 12:00:31 +0000

I was thrilled when Teenage Nephew 1 grew old enough to mow my yard.
We negotiated a price and then headed outside. I knew that at his house, his father was King of the Riding Mower, so mowing was a completely new skill to Teenage Nephew. So I carefully reviewed the basics with him: mower operation, safety issues, how he shouldn’t plow over my rose bushes.… more

The post Curves Ahead appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

Don’t Let the Dinosaur Drive the Bus

Lisa Bullard — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:00:41 +0000

Some basic story lines that rarely fail to provide excellent starting points for struggling young writers.

The post Don’t Let the Dinosaur Drive the Bus appeared first on Bookology Magazine.

Tripping with Mona Lisa

Lisa Bullard — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:00:07 +0000

After my ﬁrst book was published, one of my friends gave me a knowing look and said, “I’ve ﬁgured out exactly what your story means.”
I nodded wisely, two of us in on the same secret together, but truthfully? I was eager to hear what she had to say. Because in all the time I’d spent writing, revising, and talking about the book to other people, it had honestly never occurred to me to ask myself what the story meant.… more

The post Tripping with Mona Lisa appeared first on Bookology Magazine.