by Erin MacNair | Jun 7, 2016 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
My husband handed me his phone. “Here. I saved this for you, because, as a silly person, it’s something you’d appreciate.” I smiled at him, and took his phone. Silly person. If I needed to describe myself in two words, these would work. Then, right before we began our...
by Erin MacNair | May 16, 2016 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
“I’ve changed.” “It’s not you, it’s me.” “I’m not sure there’s anything we can do to fix this!” My husband and I have been going back and forth, trying to come up with a solution to our problem, yet neither one of us will give in. It’s me. I’m the problem. I...
by Erin MacNair | Apr 28, 2016 | Random Bits, Welcome
Here it is folks, the press release for the best news ever: Writers Adventure Camp Awards “Delightful” Apocalyptic Tale Writers Adventure Camp and The Walrus magazine are pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Get to The Point! National Fiction Contest: “Thin...
by Erin MacNair | Apr 25, 2016 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
It can’t be better said than in Michael Chabon’s book, Manhood. “We stack the good stuff in a drawer, and when the drawer is finally full, we pull out the stuff and stick it in a bin that we keep in the attic. We never revisit it. We never get the the children’s...
by Erin MacNair | Mar 15, 2016 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
There are times in your life when you feel like things are going along swimmingly. Work is at its best, friends are supportive, things are clicking into place. Parking spots open up for you, in front of the busiest of stores, that kind of thing. I am not having one of...
by Erin MacNair | Mar 4, 2016 | Random Bits, Welcome
I take on home repairs when I have something else to do. It’s a form of extreme procrastination, by immersing myself in a task that is more horrible/difficult than the thing I am avoiding doing in the first place. (Some of you have seen my selfie in a filtration mask,...
