I’m popping out of my self-imposed bubble long enough to share this essay by Anita Gill in BREVITY. So much of this short essay resonated with me and my perpetual struggle with my inner critic, and, of course, it prompted … Continue reading
I don’t like complaining … in public, anyway. And I don’t like making excuses. Unfortunately, complaining and excuses seem to go hand-in-hand for me. The thing about complaining is that there is always someone worse off than me, which should … Continue reading
I’ve been lurking offline of late, infrequently skating by a few blogs or Facebook status updates or tweets. I’ve several reasons for my grayish absence, and only a few of them may redeem me. Guess which. Reasons for being absent … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned that Luanne Castle of A Writer’s Site and I recently participated in an online course for flash nonfiction, offered by Apiary Lit. Well, we’ve survived finished the course and want to share our experience with all you dear … Continue reading
Several months ago I went on a trip down memory lane, posting images of work I did during my college years. Click here if you want to read/reread that post. I’ll wait. Well, here I go again, and this time … Continue reading
Many thanks to Luanne Castle at Writer Site for tagging me to participate in this special blog tour. It comes at a good time for me because I’ve been wrestling working on my WIP, Clemency, A Novel. Before you read … Continue reading
Following is a post from May 24, 2008. I had had my blog for several months, but was still finding my way. [And, frankly, I’m still finding my way but the journey is fun. I don’t know that I really … Continue reading
Well, it began several hours ago (or longer depending on where YOU live). And how did I spend the first day of the new year? Cleaning, doing laundry, reading blog posts, making dal for dinner. You know, fun stuff. (Well, … Continue reading
This has been an interesting experiment. I’ve posted poems and short fiction and “formal” essays before on my blog, but never a whole novel. Well, I still haven’t done that. You see, my plan originally was to just post a … Continue reading
