Don’t Get Mad, Get Inspired

​I could rant and rave about how I feel like the last couple of weeks have…

Building Blocks

​I’ve passed off my lack of inspiration over the past couple of weeks as being busy…

Time Changes Perception

It’s amazing how time changes how you perceive things. I had to go downtown today for…

Variety Slaying One-Trick Wonders

I recently read this article from a writer who lamented the common advice that writers should…

Gaslighting

I recently had a conversation with somebody who was puzzled because they were accused of being…

Wintertime Blues

It’s that time of year again. Just as the excitement of Halloween, the holiday, and the…

Kick Down the Gate of 2023 Like You Mean It

I’d like to open this entry by wishing a Happy Birthday to Zacchaeus, our sun conure.…

Dude, I’m Done (and Merry Christmas)

Are you done yet? I didn’t ask if the holidays are done yet – I asked…

Accepting Truth

I don’t even try to write in December. I don’t even make excuses for it, either:…

‘Tis the Season – A Public Service Announcement

The holiday season is in full swing, and with it the bad guys are as active…

Live Your Story

Hello world, what’s up? I just emerged from completing the rough draft of Duality, the Thanksgiving…

Time to Get Started

If you’ve been following my Facebook posts the past week, then you know that I’ve started…

Find Your Space

As I finalize preparations on Broken Time to send for beta reads and reviews, it occurs…

How Do You Not Write?

I often have people ask me “how do you write?” I used to try to come…

Capturing the Elusive Essence of Emotional Impact

My husband sent me a text yesterday where he phrased something mundane so humorously that I…

Embracing the Ebb

Twenty years ago, I was inspired by Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy. I…

The Elusive Magic That Speaks to the Soul

The Book Dispensary is our local secondhand bookstore, and I’ve discovered some favorites over the years.…

Linger

I was driving on the Interstate yesterday, and saw some of the most awful road rage…

The Post Publication Crash (Again)

​It happens every time I publish so predictably that I’ve given it a name: the post…

The Gift of Closure

This year, I’m giving myself the gift of closure for my birthday. My birthday is a…

Up and Down

The good news is that I’ve been productive the past couple of weeks. I finally published…

A Need for Healing

Do you know what I think the real problem is with the world? I think that…

Descent into Chaos

Somebody recently asked me if anybody remembers “the greatest generation,” and I replied: yes, every member…