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The Writing Mug

I broke my favourite mug.I was doing dishes. As I reached across the counter to place my mug on the drying mat, it smacked the bottom of a pint glass."Shit!"I thought I'd broken the pint glass. When I realized I had, in fact, taken a...

23 December, 2017 / 0 Comments
For you.

Back in 2010, when we were getting ready to send my poetry collection off to the printer, one of my editors/partners said "what about a dedication?"I spent a couple days deliberating and then sent her this:for you. and you. you, you, you. And oh yes! You!She laughed at me....

29 October, 2017 / 0 Comments
learning how to say things out loud…

Several months ago I was in a really bad place.I was drained, exhausted, worn down. I hesitate to say I was depressed, because I know so many people who battle with darker demons, but I was very sad.My emotions were manifesting physically, and I was...

17 September, 2015 / 0 Comments
the idea farm…

I have a notebook in my Evernote which I've labeled "The Idea Farm."It's one of the tools I use to jot down thoughts, words, lines, business dreams and novel plots. It's a place to capture all the swiftly moving brainstormy things that haven't been fleshed...

02 September, 2015 / 1 Comment
leaf on deck
learning to live more simply…

Every time I travel lately, I am reminded of my desire to simplify. Everything. pack lighter. carry lighter. be. lighter. It's a work in progress. 40+ years of accumulating things...

17 July, 2015 / 0 Comments
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