Red Rocks Glam
pic compliments of VIP Tickets Train. Not the Eurostar, Amtrak or even Chicago’s “EL.” The perpetually evolving pop/rock band know for it’s R&B flair intertwined with heavy percussion. The amber sun set over the sand stone peaks providing a magical backdrop as…
Flag Ship Glam
T-minus twenty minutes from departure. The air is sweltering. Hot and dry. Tarmac even hotter. Over a hundred degrees registers on the ramp at Tulsa’s Riverside Airport. We stand still. Soles of our feet steaming. No sudden movements. Sweat and wait…
Sprint Car Racing and the Honor Code
picture compliments of google images Oh the places I go. Saturday night. A stone’s throw over the northern Oklahoma border. Caney Kansas. Sprint Car racing, 2012. There I sit. Perched like a hawk on sun-stressed bleachers, analyzing the quarter mile dirt oval…
Thriller Glam
Dressed, prepped and ready to pitch my books to a sea of eager literary agents at ThrillerFest 2012, I marched confidently from my hotel room, down the narrow corridor towards the elevator bank. With my mind still rehearsing one sentence novel pitches,…
Survival Under Attack
Amazing how many of these cold war tips still apply to everyday life: Always put first things first-Never second or third. 1. Try to get shielded or carry a shield- To deflect FOD. (Flying object damage: hail, sneeze spray, space debris, and…
Not So Hard to Say I’m Sorry
picture courtesy of Cartoon Pics Call me crazy, but lately it seems not so hard to utter the five letter word. Here are some of the apologies I’ve heard in the past couple of weeks. Some thoughtful, others, however, not quite so…
Prehistoric Glam
picture courtesy of Google A polite response to cave dwellers who still treat flying blonds as a special needs group: You’re grossly underutilizing valuable resources. E.L. Chappel author of Risk/Spirit Dance Laughing all the way up to 41,000 feet aka The Glamorous…
Say It, Say It, Say It
picture courtesy of West Side Cafe The Fine Print & House Rules: No naked dining. It ruins people’s appetite and scares young children. (*some limited exceptions may apply.) Warning: the coffee is hot and will burn your crotch if you spill…
Customer Service Glam
On hold in the telephonic cue, I’m waiting to speak to a representative to return a pair of shoes. When my number is up, Josh, from customer service, asks for my email to look up the order. “A-k-a-z-a-t-a-n-a,” I dictate my address…
Pet-Glam
Convinced her kids think she tried to kill her son’s dog, my friend rushes the sick pet to the vet. “He ate rat poisoning,” she tells me in a panic via her cell. “I called poison control and they said rush him…