Mad Scramble Before #CampNaNoWriMo
So, here I am at Camp NaNoWriMo again. Virtual birds singing in the virtual trees and—my pulse dances—a virtual werewolf behind one of those trees. My third straight year saying Continue Reading →
Month: March 2017
Book of Life
Welcome to the book of life, containing joy and happiness, but not everything nice. It’s in open hands and overhead. It’s all around you and in what is said. It’s Continue Reading →
Behind the View
What to do? Gray haze, lazy day, all thoughts of accomplishment washed away. Pens and keyboards, writers huddled behind the view finding another world to offer to you. A story’s Continue Reading →
Seeking the Magic
Where’s the magic? That wasn’t a question I consciously asked myself as a child, but I was seeking it just the same. It wasn’t a desire to cast spells, but Continue Reading →
I Know What You Are
Depression, I know who you are. Always coming around, smiling and charming, but you’re bad drugs in a dirty needle, wanting me numb, wanting me wrapped in despair. Let’s be Continue Reading →
Anytime, Anywhere
You’ll know the place anywhere, anytime, the atmosphere growing desperation, bad times determined to break freedom’s pride. Hatred. Lies. Suppression. Any wind that’s ill, blowing in a dark night meant Continue Reading →
Walking: The Writer’s Superpower
Time for a walk. Here in Montana the snow is patches except on the mountains and the rivers are rising melt water. Spring whispers and the long-range forecast is calling Continue Reading →
World Created
World building. Creating, molding, defining, discovering you know more about the fantasy world you’ve crafted than the one you’re living in. A pause at the keyboard. Pondering, considering, hoping, Continue Reading →
Everyone Just Like Me
Everyone just like you or just like me. What could be more perfect than that? No surprises. No diversity. No contrast… A vanilla on vanilla world set against a monochrome Continue Reading →
Demanding Quality of Life
Don’t ever let someone tell you, “Well, that’s as good as it gets,” without verifying they’re right. This is a medical cautionary tale, a tale of hope. You aren’t alone. Continue Reading →