Three hundred words. In just under an hour, I only manage to write 300 new words on my book. I should be annoyed. But instead, I hit save and close …
Healing Let's Get Creative My Life Story in ProgressWhen it hurts to write
Let's Get Creative My Life Story in ProgressJust Be 5: I’ll Go First
I’m a person in longterm recovery from trauma and mental health, so part of my healing after working through so many layers is re-discovering who I am. I have been …
Everyday Stories Let's Get CreativeThe glimpse into a writer’s mind that so many people say they are interested in…
…even when the title is too long and convoluted to be taken seriously in the serious world of titles. REPOST June 17, 2020 * excerpt from work-in-progress memoir I’m 21 …
Healing Let's Get CreativeReprogramming my “lottery dreams”
I woke up drenched in sweat. A nightmare. But not the kind of nightmare that comes from my past. No, in this one I was standing in front of a …
Let's Get CreativeIdeas, ideas, ideas
‘Tis the season to look ahead. What’s connecting? What’s an old idea to let go of? To hold onto? Is it time to double down or move into something new? …
Healing Let's Get CreativeWhat it means to practice art
-2015 It has really only been in the last year that I have fully embraced the title of artist. Previously, I’d break it down to writer and/or photographer (depending on …
Everyday Stories Let's Get Creative My Life Story in ProgressI’ll Write When the Kids Are Grown: The Story We Told Ourselves
When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched my first writing endeavor …
Let's Get CreativeLeap Year February Creativity Challenge
There are no rules. Just take the word and create art (photo, painting, drawing, poetry, writing in the sky) however you feel it — change it up every day. 1. …
Everyday Stories Let's Get CreativeBurn the Boat
-2020 I could hear a clock ticking that others could not. Tickticktickticktick… Time tick-tocking by, a decision that was coming, that needed to be made, that would cement the affirmations …
Let's Get Creative30-Day Colorful Creative Challenge
There are no rules. Just take the word and create art (photo, painting, drawing, poetry, writing in the sky) however you feel it — change it up every day. 1. …