Friday 14 August 2009

Eggs!

This week I have been mostly tackling... eggs. Our new home requires building work, which has cleared out our little all aka the nest-egg. Which is a shame but we survive. I have written a new short story which features a man who smells of boiled eggs and baby lotion. That's two new stories in August so far, not half bad considering everything else that's going on here, the scramble for the summer holidays and so on. I am hatching a plot for a freelance project which I am hopeful of cracking soon.

Enough of the egg analogies, you think? Oh wait, there's one more. Yes, it's our old foe, head-lice. One trip to the swimming-pool and the blighters are back. Not to worry, lotions have been applied and combs wielded, appeasement offered in the form of the Beano. All sorted. Now, where did I put those tasty soldiers..?

Eggstra, eggstra, read all about it! The new issue of Yellow Mama carries my flash about Lizzie Borden, who whacked a few eggs in her time, I'm sure. Fall River, August 1892, won the Fish Criminally Short Histories Award and was first published in the Fish Anthology 2008.

4 comments:

Anna May said...

Head Lice - I once had a city of those in my hair. I was pregnant with my fourth child and inexplicably was the only person in my family to have them. It's not true they are harmless because they turned me loopy loo.....
Anna May x
ps; love your blog

Sarah Hilary said...

Crikey, Anna May, that would have driven me loopy, too! Thank you for reading and posting a comment. May I ask how you found me? I like the look of your blog - like a strip of seaside - will check it out soon.

Anna May said...

Hello Sarah,

I found you via WRW - Nuala's site. You are welcome round at mine any time.

Anna May x

Sarah Hilary said...

Thanks, Anna May, I'll definitely stay in touch.