elysehauser (58)in #art • 8 years agoComics Vixen: Rat QueensIn addition to writing blog posts, I'm crossposting my comic book column here from its original home. You can read the originals at sensiblereason.com . And yes, I am a…elysehauser (58)in #halloween • 8 years agoAll I Want for Halloween Is You…...to buy local and secondhand for your costume! Every year, I’m mildly surprised by all the last-minute Halloween shoppers . I’m not saying I’ve never been one before…elysehauser (58)in #writing • 8 years agoNational Novel Writing Month: My First TimeNaNoWriMo is fast approaching, so in the spirit of the season I'm reposting my story about the first time I tried writing a novel in one month. You can read the original post…elysehauser (58)in #art • 8 years agoComics Vixen: The New Black PantherIn addition to writing blog posts, I'm crossposting my comic book column here from its original home. You can read the originals at sensiblereason.com . And yes, I am a…elysehauser (58)in #poetry • 8 years agoYou Should Be (An Original Poem)you should be borrowing my books sleeping next to me in your bed or in mine coming to my house walking in and out leaving here your clothes looking over my…elysehauser (58)in #nobel • 8 years agoBob Dylan Deserved ItIn case you hadn’t heard (you probably have, but news items tend to get buried under the political foolishness coming out of America these days), Bob Dylan is this year’s…elysehauser (58)in #art • 8 years agoComics Vixen: Multiple WarheadsIn addition to writing blog posts, I'm crossposting my comic book column here from its original home. You can read the originals at sensiblereason.com . And yes, I am a…elysehauser (58)in #life • 8 years agoThe Problem With Being BasicIt’s fall, which means people across the land (of America, at least) either celebrating or lamenting the popularity of Ugg boots, black leggings, Northface jackets, and things…elysehauser (58)in #art • 8 years agoComics Vixen: A Crash Course in Comic BooksBlogging is great. It's also time-consuming! So in the interest of consistently providing you with interesting things to read, I'm going to start crossposting my comic book…elysehauser (58)in #introducemyself • 8 years agoHi, My Name IsThe only important thing to know about me is that I am a writer. I'm actually a very good writer. Don’t think of me as too vain, though. I suck at everything else. Like most…elysehauser (58)in #poetry • 8 years agoIf/Then (An Original Poem)If I fall in love one more goddamn time If I am not dreaming If another slow day slips into starlight while I sit still and watch If one more beautiful creature crosses my…elysehauser (58)in #art • 8 years agoMy Muse is an AssholeAnd yes, he is a real person. There is a common conception of the muse as a romantic figure . “My wife is my muse,” for example, is a popular kind of statement for artists…elysehauser (58)in #social • 8 years agoTo Win at Social Media, LieI am part of the Myspace generation, a social media site so short-lived that the fact it has any relevance to me at all should make it fairly easy to pin down my age. With a…elysehauser (58)in #life • 8 years agoOn Millennial InstabilityEarlier this summer, I got an unexpected phone call from a friend who lives out of town. “Hey,” I said. “What are you up to?” “Well, I’m in Seattle,” she replied. “And I…