Tips and tricks abound to aid the creative process. I’ve become familiar with some very clever ones, often through the warm and wise counsel of accomplished author Catherine A. Noon. She introduced me to the multi-talented Julia Cameron, for example, … Continue reading →
I’ve been making a real attempt to renovate the front garden this year. The neighbors must be pleased; I know I am. While gardening is invigorating, if often sweaty and exhausting work, the results have been spectacular. But as punishment … Continue reading →
Nightshade’s Boon The season’s beacon Red blushes through verdant growth Sweet summer harvest –
Continue reading →Recently I resumed gardening with a vengeance, renovating neglected areas of the yard as summer simmers in my region of the United States. Succumbing to cliché, I can’t help making an analogy with my fiction writing and the situation currently … Continue reading →
I am considering changing my career and have gone back to the basics, which for me, is What Color Is Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles (which, if you haven’t read it or it’s been awhile, go pick up the new … Continue reading →
The local arboretum called to me recently for a much needed walk in the fresh air. To my delight, a mother mallard watched over her newly hatched brood in one of the ponds. Not wishing to disturb them, my companion … Continue reading →
I don’t normally post links. Today, however, something brightened my day that seemed worth sharing. With all the evil human deeds fouling our world, below is the link I found tucked far beneath a horrific news article. My kudos to … Continue reading →
While I am posting this several days late, there are several achievements of which I am very proud. For one, I figured out how to set up events in Google Calendar and share them. Yeah, yeah, I’m behind the times, … Continue reading →
I’m writing this post two days late because I forgot when it was due. Unfortunately, the online calendar I relied upon to keep track has been dismantled, the domain name now up for grabs. It’s just a modern example of … Continue reading →
Aftermath Bright white, blinding light Drifting, clinging, bending boughs March snows dress the earth –
Continue reading →