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Primary focus of this site; will range from my works in progress to challenges of a writing life and more

Are You The Noun, Or The Verb?

When someone asks, “What do you do?” how do you answer? Most day-job people answer with their job title. Creatives also tend to respond with a noun: “I’m a writer,” “I’m a painter,” “I’m a gardener,” etc. We’re conditioned to crave labels, rather than focus on

Has My Ship Sailed?

Why do I keep writing? Why do I continue to work on embracing a creative life and spend day after day wrestling with words, having just crossed the 70th invisible benchmark of a life? Society, as least in the U.S., embraces ageism. I likely won’t find a mainstream

Paper App – Minimalist Writing

Like many writers and others who work with words, the search for the elusive “holy grail” app is an ongoing process, ever the open eye for a better one to help craft thoughts, edit work, and make digital writing tolerable. My workflow goes through progressive stages, using apps suited to

The Iciness of Routine

Routine is the elusive siren song that's good for us, yet we often struggle to believe in it enough to make it stick. This beguiling song is not sexy nor exotic, but oh so practical and beneficial. Without it, the hopes of any creative will simply smash into pieces upon

Addicted to Journals? Could Be Worse

There are worse addictions than acquiring too many journals and notebooks that go unloved. Doesn’t help when there are always more bright-n-shiny ones out there. I use some of what I have, but I’ll not share a photo of my back-stash else youll discover “in use” and “available

Spring's Promise

It’s that time of year when we’re all antsy to get outside, change into t-shirts and shorts, and embrace our inner go-barefoot desires. Each seasonal shift has its abruptness, but winter-into-spring is special. Even for a winter lover like me, right now it’s an overstayed house guest

Curatives for the Soul: Part 1 - Journaling

Days when I journal followed by meditation are ones filled with more peace, creative flow, and open thinking than days when they’re absent. These simple and passive activities quietly combine into powerful...

The Wind In My Sail

Arise each morning from a good night’s rest, to work the early zone, my creative best. Start each day well-fed, well-meant, and every hour, live the moment. Write daily to deep thought, illuminating places like dark corners and untapped graces. Be physical daily without easy excuses, through walks, exercises,

Writer's Muse

She sits there drinking beer, slumped in my papa san chair, leg bouncing up and down hinged at the knee, while staring out the window in feigned boredom. Some muse I have. I’m stuck with this blank page and she’s more intent on a beer buzz. Where’s

Winter

Winter I fear the cold the kind that’s deep; preserves or kills, while fast asleep. Yet as the snow settles down from sky, my mind finds peace without knowing why. Pure white innocence lingering pleasantly, is but a ruse to fool us presently. The wind that’s harsh is