What do you want to study? Maybe you just want to read the Great Books, or the history of Ireland, or about the conflict going on in the Middle East. Other than asking the internet and getting some pithy … Continue reading →
So let’s say you’ve decided to become a student again. You want to learn new things, develop new skills, maybe have some fun. Now what? Well, first thing is to learn to be a novice again. Let yourself be bad … Continue reading →
I’ve taken sabbaticals a couple times in my life. While it’s scary to buck the accepted norm, doing so can teach you a lot about yourself and why you’re on this planet. The first time, I was twenty-five. I decided … Continue reading →
What’s the purpose of education? Nowadays, increasingly, it’s to get a job. It’s more about technical training than it is about educating the mind. And yet, with the proliferation of smartphones, always-on internet connectivity, and ever expanding inflow of information … Continue reading →
Getting back to basics – what are the three boxes of life? It’s an idea from Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute. He points out that the three big boxes most of us deal with are … Continue reading →
Join me over at Torquere Press today, where I’m talking about my free workshop in February on writing M/M romance.
Continue reading →Rachel and I wander around a lot, and as part of that, we search out local yarn shops, or what knitters like to call LYS’s. During Rachel’s last trip here, we visited The Knitting Pot in Elmhurst, Illinois. Rachel fell … Continue reading →
“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it.” – Marva Collins It’s easy to lament the things we don’t have yet. The media bombards us with images of more successful, more slender, more athletic, more successful people every day. … Continue reading →
I’m working on busting my ginormous stash. In order to do that, I need to work on the projects I started. The Stash List Block the Jewel Scarf My hat The red cable bag Line the Uglii Bag Bind off … Continue reading →
