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September 30, 2019
September is gone…
…so, I’ll keep this short and save the rest for later in October. Living September went faster than I anticipated. It is already gonegonegone. It has been a month of unsettledness in my soul and it seems to be … Continue reading →
April 26, 2019
So that was February… and March… and most of April?
My how time flies! (he says tongue in cheek) The time has passed in stress and change and some fairly productive writing. But I let it pass without posting and that’s not a “best practice”! The ‘quiet’ was not due … Continue reading →
February 25, 2019
Distracted, but not Distraught
Distracted by Poison Plants So February is the month that seed catalogues come out, right? If you are a gardener you know this. Since my teen years I have been addicted to growing various ornamental and edible plants. Little wonder … Continue reading →
February 14, 2019
Happy Valentine’s Day! (and advertising works… sorta.)
Happy Valentine’s Day Today is that day some singles dread. I’m ‘single again’ and dread only the amount of sweets I see on sale tomorrow. I don’t need that temptation. And as for the ‘romance’ stuff… it looks too much … Continue reading →
February 6, 2019
“UpStairs” is Moving Again
Maybe that needs explaining. “Upstairs”, the sequel to Down Cellar, got put on a back burner when all the characters went AWOL from the Official Outline. They went on strike, because according to them, “that’s not the way the story … Continue reading →
January 18, 2019
Call for Help
A one minute story (takes just about a minute to read the whole thing) Thomasina? Sorry I missed you last night. Oh yeah… well it wasn’t exactly a date just coffee. I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to …my phone … Continue reading →
January 11, 2019
The Discipline of a Shrunken Life
It’s not the thing we normally think of, to reduce our life scope. In moments of over-stimulation we cry for it but very soon we’re bored, feeling confined, or just unfulfilled. We want more. It’s a human thing, not to … Continue reading →
January 4, 2019
Guest Blog: Writing for Income vs Writing for Pleasure
The first blog entry of the year is by my good friend Kenneth Cuccia. For the past ten years, Kenny has been both a sounding board and source of inspiration to me. As a Middle School classroom teacher of writing, … Continue reading →
December 29, 2018
How To Get Better at Writing
The Question You’ve asked the question, been asked the question. “How you do get better at writing?” We keep asking and still the answer seems to elude us. Worse, the reason for the question haunts us. The doubts that the … Continue reading →
December 15, 2018
Christmas Troll
It is a little disconcerting. He sits back on his haunches, arms wrapped around his knees, back close up against the lower branches of the Christmas tree. At first impression, he looks like he’s trying to blend in with the … Continue reading →
