Random Musings

Sue is happy. She meets Jane. She’s even happier. Things are great. When they hit a bump, she stays happy and they pull through. They grow old together, happily.  Flat.… Read more

Yesterday, I went to the store. Then, I went to work. I got home as usual, ate dinner, and went to bed.  Are you bored yet?  I am. And there’s… Read more

Hello again.  Life is a time thief, isn’t it? It rips it away like a fancy tablecloth, leaving just the used dishes on the bare tabletop.  I started this blog… Read more

In my twenties, I never thought it would be me. I should have, really. All the signs were there. They’d been there since I was thirteen. But I never saw… Read more

It’s like a carnival of fleas in my brain. Little flea lions jump through flaming flea sized hoops while others juggle and tunnel with and through pieces of my grey… Read more

I tried to stay out of the political fray, for the most part.  I might have shared the occasional article I saw on FB, but aside from that, I didn’t… Read more

Someone said to us recently, “If you can speak, you can write.”  Now, as someone who teaches writing and works with authors at every stage of their careers, this statement… Read more

Woo-woo. That’s what we gently, jokingly, called it. But that woo-woo has had a rather profound effect on me, and several days later, I’m feeling deeply contemplative. The first week… Read more

Do you want time to write? Time to play with words, learn some writing craft and dig into your personal project? Take the time to write in a beautiful setting,… Read more

I’m trying to learn, instead of stumbling blindly the way I always have. Recently, Nic has been working on a massive grant application. It’s for a huge project, and she… Read more