Apartment living – an education in greed
We spent a year in Cadence Apartments in Ballard (formerly known as Lockhaven). Life is all about new experiences that teach us, and our experiences in that apartment complex certainly… Read more »
Category: Life
Easy-peasy
I love days like today. Easy-peasy days, when the scenes play out clear and fully formed in my head. The characters develop, the plot autocorrects, the story builds. No struggle…. Read more »
My dog
Dogs are such odd creatures. My dog slept like this (on her back, under a table, front leg stuck in the air) for over an hour. Who knows how long… Read more »
Bunny Foo Foo
When we moved into our new house it already had a resident. A rabbit that liked to hang out in our front yard. In a chat with neighbors I… Read more »
The scream
The scream broke my concentration and pulled me out of my writing daze. Startled into action by the raw terror and hopelessness I heard in the voice I raced to… Read more »
Little steps
Little steps can get you there. Take writing, for example. When I begin a new project, say a book, it always seems overwhelming at the beginning. The screen is so… Read more »
Blah – a movie
I wanted to like it. I really did. But the movie my family and I rented from Redbox last night (which will remain unnamed) was a real stinker. The plot… Read more »
Hey, dude!
“Hey, dude! You’re in front of my house with music blaring. It’s 7 am. What are you thinking?” The loud, obnoxious noise that disrupted my serene morning was emanating from a… Read more »
Head and heart
Adrenaline is running, unfettered and unrestrained, through my veins today. I think it’s because of a screenwriter’s workshop I want to attend in September. I sat down and meditated for… Read more »
Entitled author-wannabes
I was chatting with a publisher friend of mine the other day. She told me a story that made me shake my head in disbelief. Or maybe it was disgust…. Read more »