Future Visioning I’ve been keeping a journal for almost as long as I’ve been alive. I started with one of those silly little ones they give small girls with a dopey lock that doesn’t really lock and only about a … Continue reading →
I don’t have to tell you that this year has been challenging. Between the pandemic, learning new terms for windstorms like “derecho” (which is a land hurricane, if you hadn’t heard it before, and occurred in Iowa and left devastation … Continue reading →
I’ve been an inveterate letter correspondent since I was a little girl. I loved getting mail in the mailbox, because it was news from the outside. I was raised in what might be now termed a cult, in an environment … Continue reading →
It’s Wednesday, and I’m a writer. That’s about the only reason the title is what it is, and because I couldn’t think of anything else to use. Check-in sounded too session-y, and holy shit the world’s on fire a little … Continue reading →
I know it’s not really November, but we are basically on quarantine here in my valley and the idea of writing a whole lot over the next couple weeks seems very fitting. Here, then, is a flashback to a post … Continue reading →
Happy Wednesday, writers! I am hard at work on an application for a super sekrit program, which I’ll share about as soon as I can. But in the process of working on the application, I came across this awesome podcast … Continue reading →
Anxiety sucks. It tells lies. It feels true. And it is constant. Why is it there? That’s a complicated answer. I am not a psychologist, so I can only tell you what I understand about my own anxiety. I am … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Aug 17, 2012 , this is a little flash fic that I wrote in response to the prompt, “unexpected spring.” I hope you enjoy! “Holy cow, Monte! What the hell?” My voice carried, bouncing off the … Continue reading →
I’m glad it’s the new year. It’s an election year here in the States, finally, and I am optimistic about our ability to get ourselves back on the right track. It’s funny, though; many years I feel called to set … Continue reading →
This was originally posted on the Samhain Publishing blog, and I’m feeling nostalgic for snow. We visited Leavenworth, WA, this past weekend and got to see the white stuff! 🙂 As the Midwest hunkers down for our first storm, I’m … Continue reading →