“It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry James Writing is, much of the time, a lonely pursuit. The writer sits by themselves, even in the midst of others, setting down thoughts in some form that has … Continue reading →
Stay tuned. I’m getting closer to figuring out how to post my podcast so you can listen to it as a podcast, instead of on YouTube. I’ve settled on SoundCloud as a hosting service, and will be playing with uploading … Continue reading →
It’s 2016. A new year, right? I saw something on Facebook the other day that made me laugh. It was a meme about new years, where we focus on what we didn’t accomplish in 2015, and wanted to do in … Continue reading →
Coyote poses in front of my mobile craft dalek, three drawers and a surface for dreams. It’s strange. As I look back on 2015, I wrote less fiction than I usually do, despite putting out several books and writing a … Continue reading →
I’ve missed my Thursday “A Writer In Her Library” feature, so I figured I’d resurrect it. I’ve been doing a lot of work with autobiography and memoir lately, and I adore Tristine Rainer. She has a great book, Your Life … Continue reading →
I’ve been coloring a lot this week. I find it relaxing. These are more from the Dover Stained Glass Coloring Books that I talked about earlier in the week. I love the one on the right page, top left, … Continue reading →
Julia Cameron talks about a lovely idea in her book, The Artist’s Way, about “flora and fauna reports” that she would get as letters from her grandmother. They were remarkable for two reasons: first, they came so frequently and for … Continue reading →
When one sees a peafowl, or commonly “peacock,” one is struck by their beauty – particularly when they display their lovely tail feathers. It turns out that they shed their tail feathers annually during a molt, and this is how … Continue reading →
