harlotbronte

roller derby this saturday

harlotbronte Jan 05, 2009 13:52

Hello, friends!

Remember that I lead a double life? By day, I am but a bookish writer and editor with a penchant for awkwardness. But strap a pair of roller skates on me, and I become Harlot Brontë, a kick-ass member of the Vaudeville Vixens, your favorite local roller derby team (part of the Mad Rollin' Dolls, your favorite local roller derby ( Read more... )

derby

Moo.

harlotbronte Oct 08, 2008 15:43

http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=23959Read more... )

fare thee well

harlotbronte Sep 05, 2008 16:10

Bidding a fond farewell to the man who first got me published. I was just a punk kid of twenty-one, slinging coffee and trying to finish college; he believed in me and my work, took a chance, and got me published. And he continued to do so for four more years. Without a doubt, he was a most guiding force, helping shape the writer I am today ( Read more... )

#1

harlotbronte Apr 17, 2008 20:46

I'll have you know, that according to this guy, the #1 song on April 6, 1983 -- the day I was born -- was none other than "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.

That, my friends, is fly.

caffeinated blather

harlotbronte Mar 11, 2008 10:44

Ok, so I'm not going to Germany. At least not as soon as October, anyway. There are some other possibilities hovering about, however, and there's still a good chance we'll eventually go. In any case, what this recent brush with imminent travel has taught me is that I'm now, finally, wholly prepared to leave Madison. It will be sad, but I'm ready. ( Read more... )

there will be blood

harlotbronte Feb 22, 2008 13:28

I don't typically get involved in politcal discussions, but this I needed to share. It's about time we got some official documentation on what we knew was the case all along.

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/21/commerce-dept-docs-c.html

Fucking bastards.

politics, war

um.

harlotbronte Feb 19, 2008 10:46

So, I don't want to get ahead of myself here, but I just needed to put it down in words:

I might be moving to Germany. Holy shit.

the wedding-industrial complex

harlotbronte Jan 10, 2008 10:06

go check out the Isthmus today. pretty please?

readin' and ritin'

giving in

harlotbronte Dec 08, 2007 14:08

Well, I've finally crumbled under the pressure. Mostly, though, this new venture is just an excuse to lurk online and read about your lives, rather than tell you about my own. This may seem counter-intuitive since I call myself a "writer," but the brutal truth is this: I am a surreptitious voyeur by nature and rarely share myself with others. (I ( Read more... )