My Love of Cookie Monster Explained
A few days ago, my friend Julie Bestry posted a link to an article on Slate. The title is Chaos Theory, A Unified Theory of Muppet Types. Julie has no doubts whatsoever about her own type: she is an...
View ArticleMy Imaginary Friends & Local Bloggers
Did you have an imaginary friend when you were a kid? I mean, like one that your parents probably still remember? I had a cast of imaginary friends. They had names, families, background stories, and I...
View ArticleWalls
Just about anyone who has undertaken some sort of creative endeavor can tell you about the walls that you discover. If you want to bust through those walls, and be “epic” there are plenty of posts that...
View ArticleAn Introvert Learns to Love Collaboration
One of the things I had to do all the time in teacher school was work in a group. Words cannot adequately describe how much I detested group projects. I tried to always rig things so I had one friend...
View ArticleExamining My Story
Early this month, I posted about being back in my place as a full time business owner. A couple of weeks ago, I had several conversations with a friend about what her ideal job would look like, which...
View ArticleThe Value of Unstructured Writing
When I think about the work that some other writers get done in a day – or what they say they get done – I am amazed. Flabbergasted. Especially when I compare my own work-related activities. Part of...
View ArticleRemembering Why I Am So Busy
6:30am – get up, feed all of the animals, start working on three articles that must be submitted to meet deadlines. 8:30 – wake husband, see him out the door 11:15 – admit that only one of the three...
View ArticleSeasonal Changes
Every spring, and again every fall, I find myself feeling a bit lost. I skip workouts, or ignore my weekend to-do lists, and feel generally either frantic (usually in the spring) or discontented (in...
View ArticleIdeation
One of my strengths as a writer is being able to think up lots of ideas—story ideas, ideas on how to tell a story, ideas on how to find new clients, ideas about running a business. Ideas are usually...
View ArticleTending My Garden
It’s May and in May, I’m usually thinking about gardening. To be truthful, I usually start thinking about gardening in February, when it’s too cold and gloomy to really do any gardening. In March, I...
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