BREAKING NEWS: Writing Neurotic is on the loose.
(In the unlikely but fortunate event that you’ve not had an encounter of your own, click here for background documents.)
Authorities had sentenced her to silent detention at a Guantanamo she couldn’t hack, but released her recently due to excess verbage at the facility for terrorist editors and enemy censors.
Please be warned. The blogosphere is at risk. Its borders have been breached.
If she has hacked your writing life, please call 1 (800) comment.
This has been a public service announcement for bloggers everywhere.
More news to follow.
Kathryn M. McCullough 
Now I’m in a panic! Thanks for the warning.
(Hang in there…)
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I feel it’s my duty to keep the posting public informed. Wouldn’t want the entire blogosphere to shut down.
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Lol, Kathy. That’s incredible. I had no idea she was on the loose! Thanks for the warning. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for her–she is not welcome in this neck of the woods until at least August 7th.
I hear a glass of red wine and some beautiful cello scares the bejeezus out of her. At least, that’s what I’ve used in the past to ward her off. Good luck out there, Kathy!
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I just don’t know where we can safely corral her. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. In the meantime, I’ll try to keep her south of you–at least until early August!
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Oh, I hate the writing neurotic. She’s such a pain in the you-know-what! Inform her she is not welcome there and send her on her merry way. (Just not in my direction, please!) 😉
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She is a pain in the you-know-what–and then some! Quite frankly though, I’m considering a psychiatric facility for her!
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Gee…she’s using the same typewriter I learned to type on in 1970! How freaky is that?
Fun post, Kathy!
Wendy
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Glad you got the warning. Be careful out there, my friend!
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Oh dear, Kathy. I think this writing neurotic needs to be locked away. For a very long time. Hope you can find her and restrain her!
Have a great weekend, lovely Kathy
Sunshine xx
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Thing is–she’s not hard to find. She’s just hard to catch and quiet. She has lots of words, lots and lots of words, words that add up to a whole lot of nothing. What to do! What to do!
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Not to brag, but I have been told I am a fairly big-boned girl. Do I need to come to Haiti and take a sister out? Let me know if you need any help wrangling her. I’ll put my very best muscle tee on, and get to flexing!
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Damn, Tori, you ALWAY make me laugh out loud. We could definitely use some “Toddler-Mama” muscle down here! Plus, you’d be so fun! When are you coming? I’ll send a driver and armed escort to meet your flight.
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Always good to have these public service announcements.
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Glad to be of service.
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Let the writing neurotic barf up all the words she needs to. Let her know we are here for her. She shouldn’ t be locked away. ever.
“FREE THE WRITING NEUROTIC!”
I’ll make the t-shirts and signs.
protest in the square.
it worked in Egypt.
blessings
jane
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Jane–you just rocked my world–made me realize the profound truth that Writing Neurotic could become my ally! Holy Smokes!
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I was thinking the same thing WriterWoman61 commented about the typewriter. lol!
AND I agree with Jane. Let the Writing Neurotic loose to word and roam at will. 🙂
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Actually, I remember my mother having a typewriter like the one in the photo, and once read Jane’s comment, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t realized it myself. Writing Neurotic is only neurotic when I try to silence her. It’s so simple, really.
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I’ve doubled the guards and reinforced the locks here at the Idiot Speaketh World Headquarters. Thanks for the heads up!
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Thank God you’ve take the necessary precautions. Be careful out there!
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I think I can help Tori with her smack down approach. (Not that she needs the help– I just want to belong.) Oh, who am I kidding? I’m going to find a corner somewhere and cower in fear! Please let us know when it’s safe to come out again. 😉
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Saw your post on planejaner that you hadn’t had many folks looking in on you today, and I know how disappointing that is, so here I am, and letting you know I’ve been here. And you are not alone: scraps of envelopes, printed-out confirmations of bills paid on line, etc. — even the odd fast-food napkin — have wound up with my scribbled notes on them. And I’ve been doing this for decades (in high school, I wrote a humorously-intended poem about the trials of being visited by the muses while commuting to school on the bus).
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You are so sweet! Thank you——don’t know why things have been so ridiculously slow today.
And you’ve had to deal with Writing Neurotic, too–scraps, envelopes, bills–you do indeed understand!
Thanks so much for reading and commenting. You have brightened my Saturday.
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Sounds like a great unaired Seinfeld episode!
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What a hoot! I wish it were a Seinfeld episode–god, I miss that show!
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It really does sound like it should be a Seinfeld episode.
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I didn’t even realize it sounded like Seinfeld–until “The Idiot” suggested it. But being a Seinfeld lover, I consider that high praise! Thank you!
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