Max says, “Positive energy.”

As my friends know, my debut into the world of blogging almost started a riot in Queens and within hours I was described as “bimbo…loser….snob” by my fellow bloggers in the borough named after Charles II’s unhappy Portuguese bride, Queen Catherine of Braganza.

I sparred with my fellow Queensians for a while. Then I retreated.

I felt embarrassed. Blocked. Wanted to start a new blog name but couldn’t even do that. I’ve been feeling so frustrated by life in general that I picked Dorothy Parker’s “What fresh hell is this?” as my blog title.

Then Max pointed out if I want to create a new beginning I should invite positive energy into my life. Maybe beckoning toward Hades isn’t quite the right way to do it.

An editor friend of mine, when we had to stop gossiping and do actual work, would say to me, “More TK.” The expression “TK” in magazinespeak means “to come.” And you will see it sprinkled throughout sentences of not-completely-edited stories: “TK color scarf”… “TK-year-old source said.” It’s filler for info yet to arrive. But it means something you need to be complete WILL arrive. And by selecting it I am tentatively reaching out for something positive to come into my life.

More TK.

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