100_0241A little history …. I started this blog in July, 2007 as a place to publish a mix of things I like to write about: technical tips, language and linguistics, and humor stories. A handful of people liked my tech tips, but most readers preferred my humor pieces, so I shifted my focus there.

Humor writing is not where I started out, but it’s where I landed and it’s some of the most fun I’ve had in my life.

As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. I earned a B.A. in Business Communications from DeSales University and worked for about two years doing freelance writing. I can write a mean press release, but to be honest, it’s some of the most boring stuff I’ve ever written. Dry. Bland. By the book.

Over the years I kept on writing, but only for myself or for close friends and family. I’d shoot emails around detailing bizarre or humorous things that happened to me in my day-to-day life. I’d get responses like “You need to publish this,” or “Why aren’t you writing for a living?” I made half-hearted attempts to get my stories published in traditional media outlets, but quickly realized that route would get me nowhere. Thinking it’s better to self-publish than not publish at all, The Junk Drawer was born.

What’s in The Drawer? Here you’ll find stories about anything that amuses me, confuses me, or makes me blow a gasket. I complain a lot here, but that’s a good thing!  Some of my regular readers consider a visit to The Junk Drawer cheap therapy.  You can always come here to unwind and unload.

Feel free to dig through the The Drawer and drop a comment if the mood strikes you. You have my guarantee — if you comment, I reply!

So pull up a mouse and get clickin’. If you’re looking for a place to get started, try my Greatest Hits.

Contact Me: kathyblog07 [at] gmail [dot] com

Photo: Andrieus d’Andres Vetu. Auguste Rodin, Musée Rodin, Paris. (Someday I’ll post my Paris Journal).