Year: 2012

So, we had this assignment to write a letter telling our son, Austin, how special he was and what we love about him (everything, ‘course!). I whipped this up super fast, but sometimes that’s the brighter gold. I re-read this and I’m really happy with […]

It’s hard to write about failure without making anIy piece feel like a sob session and a ploy for sympathy. But the fact of the matter is that, this month, I failed. You may have heard of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I didn’t commit […]

Since October, I have been working with this awesome group of ladies led by Debra Smouse (a coach and general de-tangler of things, goals and ideas). I’m setting goals. First time I’ve formally done any real goal setting. So, one of my goals is to […]

This short story was written in Andi Cumbo’s online Short Story class. You can find information about all her classes here. I am publishing this on my blog because I made a commitment to an online writers’ group brought to life by Jim Woods (#WritersUnite) […]

These moments. These sideswipes. These shots in the back. Grief sneak attacks. Suddenly something or someone reminds you. So you cry, you weep, you gnash teeth, you wring hands. You pull out your pad and pen and you write it out of you, for that […]

I am very proud to have been asked to guest post on my writing teacher’s blog. I talk about finding my joy again, and what makes me joyful and why. The last few years have been so dark, for so many reasons. It is very […]

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