Category: Funny Life Stories
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If you’re gonna hack a writer’s email, at least be grammatically correct
So, my email got hacked this week. Yes, my technology shenanigans continue. But in a way, I must publicly thank the hackers, because they gave me some seriously positive publicity. Like making everyone in my network aware of just how QUALITY my work is … which is good, because I recently launched my new business, “Shari’s Ink: Copywriting &…
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Pull My Finger: My Uncivilized Life with Boys
OK, so you HAVE to admit … wit on a woman is sexy. I mean, freakin’ hot. Which is why I’ve embarked on my latest mission to find some hilarious chicas (and chicos, coming soon) on the blogosphere. The first one is guest-posting for me today! And you know she’s funny, because Jenny Lawson (a.k.a. “The Bloggess”)…
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My First Rock Concert … At 30!
I know what you’re thinking: “Shari, c’mon, I’m sure you’ve been to SOME concert by now.” Well, yes. I saw Simon and Garfunkel’s reunion tour with my mom and sister. And a few years ago, I sat in the nosebleed section and watched Elton John make love to the piano. But I’ve never experienced a…
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High School Poetry … and Stuff
After three years of living in my house, I’m finally clearing out the stacks of boxes in my extra bedroom. I know … tell me about it. But whilst rummaging through old envelopes filled with random cards, scribbles and photos, I found some old high school poetry. And it really made me kinda sad. Because…
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5 Years Ago Today …
I know I’m on a blog hiatus, but today is very special for me, and I COULDN’T pass this up. Today is my 5-year anniversary with my life’s love, Oscar. And I couldn’t resist sharing our story with you. First off, no … we’re not married yet. But we live life committed like we’re married,…
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Miracle off 28th Ave. on Tuesday Afternoon
Happy New Year! And I’m taking a break … LOL! Instead, please enjoy this short blog post I wrote a year ago. About a beautiful experience I had, and I’d like to share with you. Let the music begin … A Miracle off 28th Ave. on Tuesday Afternoon Posted on December 28, 2010, by Shari Lopatin It started…
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Books
I have a confession to make. It’s a problem of exponential proportions, and I desperately, desperately need help. I’m a writer, and I hate books as much as I love them. It’s like an abusive relationship, really. Where I love the guy, but he deprives me of the very things I need to live–and I hate…
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Death of a Dream (special post)
Have YOU ever had to bury a long-loved dream? One you thrived on? One you lived for? I have. Today, my short narrative, “Death of a Dream,” is being featured on the new Anthem Exposition. I have fun writing this blog, however “Death of a Dream” is closer to my real writing–you know, the kind…
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Top 8 Reasons to STEP AWAY from the Computer
Back in April, a pack of wild teenagers stole my laptop computer right from the desk in my home. You can read about that fateful day from my post, “Burglars Beware! Why to NEVER Rob a Writer’s Home.” However, as angry (and scared) as I was when it happened, I learned something that day: Taking…
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Burglars Beware! Why to NEVER Rob a Writer’s Home
I used to write poetry during math class. I never would have guessed those poems would come in handy a decade later (a.k.a. last Monday), when burglars decided to break into my home, steal my computer and snatch my lighters. Yeah, really. All my lighters. Really, being a writer, I don’t own much else of…