31 Dec Things I love (in 400 words) 2017 Edition.
I love? Tanya, for inspiring the 400 words blog...
writing Tag
23 Dec 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...
29 Oct 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....
20 Sep the end…
Begin at the beginning...
17 Sep 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...
12 Sep a momentary lapse of confidence…
I love long baths. (and everyone knows long baths must be accompanied by a good book...
02 Sep 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...
10 Aug many many moons…
Part of my simplifying project has led me to read through old journals...
03 Aug I hope today is the best day…
The friend of a friend passed away a few days ago. Young. Mother. Wife. Cancer. I read her obituary. It made me ponder...
17 Jul 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...