When childhood memories come calling
I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, about my childhood, or just what it used to be like to be a kid in the midst of all the grown-up stuff we were ignorant of or allowed to pretend…
How do you travel? Via fact or fiction?
I just returned from a vacation that made me so tired, I needed a vacation to rest after returning home. That’s nothing new, as I really can’t recall a time when a vacation actually meant relaxation. My…
Letting memories drive passion, not stall it.
I’m pushing on through the muck. What is muck? For me, today, muck means “feelings.” Sometimes they hold you back, sometimes they can really mess with you, they can mess with your ability to function, and they can…
An afternoon reflection: As kids grow, nostalgia blooms
It’s a beautiful and very warm Sunday afternoon as I sit here at my desk, trying to stay cool in shorts and a tank top, while a fan blows semi-cool air my way. I would rather be…
Gimme a break…
When you hear the phrase, gimme a break, it may bring a few things to mind: the memory of an old sitcom, a television commercial about a candy bar, or that instant reaction you have when something just…
Silent night, silent writer, silent blog
Toots, my little writing buddy,looking real cute in his Santa hat The month of December has been a quiet month here on my blog. I’ve been a little distracted and very busy with work, family and other…
Exciting news! I’m hearing voices in my head again!
Okay, I don’t mean to come off sounding a little…off, but there’s some truth behind hearing voices when you’re a writer. At least there is for me. It’s that part of my imagination I’ve made very good…
I’m still here…I just fell back down the rabbit hole.
I’ve become one of those bloggers…one of those writers who I found by chance, who piqued my interest by the way they wrote and who I soon became a fan of, either because I felt a connection…
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When your life feels like a Lifetime movie
I like Lifetime movies…some of them anyway, so don’t get me wrong. But lately, what I and my family have been going through the past few months has been so surreal, I sometimes feel like I’m watching…
My best metaphor for writer’s block
It’s been two months since I had to do one of the most difficult things in my entire life…when I had to say goodbye to my dad. It’s been two long months. Some days it still seems…
