Writing

  • The Sound of Natural Silence

    Though I’ve become accustomed to living in the city, especially after all these years I miss the sound of natural silence. That sound that you get when you lay out in the field, and it’s just the wind and the… Continue reading

    The Sound of Natural Silence
  • Absentee Note

    I was on a roll yesterday until I suddenly felt very drowsy at my desk, so I went and took a nap. And I woke up feeling terrible. And then it only got worse. So until 3pm, I was in… Continue reading

    Absentee Note
  • I need a nap

    Busy busy busy. That’s how it has been and that’s how it is going to be for a while. Probably until after the “holiday season”. My knees feel like they’re twenty years older than I am, and I just long… Continue reading

    I need a nap
  • I Almost Forgot

    I have been buried under sewing and paper today. I am really living my artist’s and office dream, but at the same time, time really flies when you’re having fun. I’ve been making some great progress in areas that I… Continue reading

    I Almost Forgot
  • What is it about the Rain?

    What is it about the rain that we like so much? For those who find it soothing and great to write to—or to do anything with—what is it about it that makes it such a good ambience? It is the… Continue reading

    What is it about the Rain?
  • Just Making Stuff Up: World-Building (at its most basic level)

    The main basics I cover when starting world-building is: who, what, where, when? Who are the people? What are the people? Where are they living? When is this? Now, let’s break it down a little bit. I’ll explore a bit… Continue reading

    Just Making Stuff Up: World-Building (at its most basic level)
  • The Right-hand Side of the Agenda

    I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine last night, and whilst I don’t feel sick, my left arm does feel like it was in a car accident that the rest of me wasn’t in. I’ve had a lot… Continue reading

    The Right-hand Side of the Agenda
  • Destiny’s Child sang it, so we should heed it

    I am a writer (what), I’m not gon’ give up (what)I’m not gon’ stop (what), I’m gon’ work harder (what)I am a writer (what), I’m gonna make it (what)I will write (what), keep on writin’ (what) The beat might be… Continue reading

    Destiny’s Child sang it, so we should heed it
  • I am on a 95 Post Streak

    If you go back through my posts, you can see where I was running out of time to get something written so I could have a post for that day. I think I made it to 20 posts and just… Continue reading

    I am on a 95 Post Streak
  • Narrowing the Field

    I’ve started working on narrowing down what I want to do at the moment to help put me in a more feasible position to do those things. I have so many thing in life I want to do, but not… Continue reading