Happy birthday to me! As you may or may not know, I have an occasional habit of assigning a theme to each year of my life. The last time I did this was when I turned 40. I dubbed that twelve month period, beginning on November 27, 2015 and ending…
A Sense of Time Speeding
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the United States and it boggles my mind. What happened to 2017? What happened to, I don’t know, the last ten years? Or twenty? Where did they go? As I approach another birthday (on Monday, if you’d like to know!) I’m noticing a sense of time…
Do the work
Don’t be ‘a writer’ but instead be writing. Being ‘a writer’ means being stagnant. The act of writing shows movement, activity, life. When you stop moving, you’re dead. —William Faulkner I came across this gem a few weeks ago. You can read more of Faulkner’s musings on writing here. It’s just…
On Living a Life of Freedom (and Pajama Pants)
Confession: I once read the first 50 pages of a Wayne Dyer book. Depending on your self-help orientation, you may interpret my confession in one of two ways: You only read the first 50 pages? Of one book? You’re a terrible person. You read 50 whole pages? My god, how?…
Writing Update
It’s not easy to balance writing with all my other responsibilities, not to mention health challenges. Autumn is traditionally a difficult time for me – I just don’t have enough spoons to churn out work at the pace I’m accustomed to. Many have been asking about the status of Ghost,…