Category Archives: Entertainment

Will You Be My Ronnie Freeman?

Posted on June 27, 2017 by clubfredbaja

What’s worse than not achieving your goals? Watching other people attain them, exceed them, blow past you on the freeway of success. Or not. The single biggest driving force behind my writing has been my competitive nature. Actually, that has … Continue reading →

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20 Questions

Posted on May 18, 2017 by clubfredbaja

Does everyone have a secret? Why does cheese taste better when it’s grated? If memory is imperfect and we see the world subjectively, is every person on the planet living a different reality? When my cats and I talk to … Continue reading →

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It Matters

Posted on April 20, 2017 by clubfredbaja

Can the past change? Two nights ago, Hubs and I re-watched the brilliant, Oscar-winning thriller Silence of the Lambs.  The movie came out in 1991 and neither of us had watched it for at least a decade. The movie I … Continue reading →

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On Failing

Posted on July 2, 2016 by clubfredbaja

“No one talks about what happens when following your passion leads you off a cliff.” ~ Twitter user whose name I cannot recall I suspect, because humans are creative and curious by nature, that we have been dreaming big and … Continue reading →

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We Are Still Fighting

Posted on April 4, 2016 by clubfredbaja

“Not another discussion about strong women in fiction! Haven’t we covered this topic a billion times already?” This is the response I imagine some of you will have to today’s Chronicle. I’ll even toss in a few eye rolls and … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On: Creative Ink Festival

Posted on March 29, 2016 by clubfredbaja

In the spring of 2015, the Creative Ink Festival held a one-day, “sneak peek” event, to give local readers, writers, and artists a taste of what to expect in 2016. Well, the main event is almost here and I am … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Magic… Why I’m done with Star Wars

Posted on January 13, 2016 by clubfredbaja

Raise your hand if this scenario sounds familiar… You go to a place. Maybe the place is a bar, or a restaurant, an annual event, a hotel, a vacation spot, a party. Any kind of place, really, where other people … Continue reading →

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A Short Rant About This Thing That Makes Me Want To Scream

Posted on November 4, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Have you seen this little “gem” floating around social media? If you’re a woman, did it make you feel better about yourself? Did you read this and think, “See, all these little flaws are okay because I’m a woman and … Continue reading →

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All She Wants To Do

Posted on November 2, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Let’s dance! What emotion do those words trigger in you? Joy? Trepidation? Terror? On Saturday night, Prez and I went to a Halloween dance. I have not gone out dancing in a very long time. It’s been even longer since … Continue reading →

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All That I Do Not Know

Posted on August 25, 2015 by clubfredbaja

And so I return from WorldCon, awash in the glow of camaraderie and inspiration, with the lingering scent of stale gin. There were all the usual Breakfast Squad shenanigans, interesting panels, and of course the Hugo drama. I’ll save the … Continue reading →

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