From Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis This was from yesterday’s comic. I love this comic & read it daily. We all feel how Rat does every now and then and today, after receiving a phone call from a friend, I thought of this comic for him. He’s been through a lot and this last bit of news that was given to me today was … Continue reading Dear Life
This is a two part entry: I’ve been in a bit of funk since I came back from Asheville. While in Asheville, I kind of had a spiritual cleansing of memories, of letting go of my Mom, but realizing she’s here by just looking up to the sky. Finally realizing I was going to be just fine without her came to me earlier this month. … Continue reading Falling Whistles
I’m not sure exactly where my mood switched from being in a good one into being on the verge of blah today, but all of sudden, I felt the blues hit me. Then I felt that maybe if I punched something or someone, I’d feel better. Sadly, I didn’t punch something or someone. I just tried to ignore that urge. After work, I picked my dad … Continue reading Made a Wish
I’ve been reading various agents, editors, publishers, writers, etc discussing NaNoWriMo. This is just an inspiration update…a feel good entry…maybe, I’ll just call this entry FEEL GOOD DRAG (stolen from a song title by Anberlin) I wrote 2100 works today. 400 more than my goal. Go me! We’ll see how tomorrow goes. I loose steam about a week or two into NaNoWriMo. Once I get … Continue reading Feel Good
So today was the start of a new agenda & goal which is technically an old agenda & goal. Confusing, I know. I did write today, scrapped every bit of words I typed last night and started over. Gave me a word count of only 200 plus today. I stared at my word count chart in disbelief. Yes technically I wrote more than 200, I … Continue reading Inspired by Stephen Fogg
As a writer and as a person who creates, I’ve tried to surround myself with people who are supportive of my creativity. Friends and family often always offer support of various levels and then there are the souls of people who lift you above and carry you through times of staring at blank screens and empty canvases. You don’t notice them immediately. You may never … Continue reading A Gift from Two Beautiful Souls