Out of the office
I should have put an ‘out of office’ message on my website, a heads-up that I was taking a leave, but I thought I would write blogs and make posts while on vacation. It turns out I’m actually taking the break I’ve probably needed for a long time. I left commitments and worries on the […]
Nuthin
I got nuthin’…. really. Nuthin’ fun or sad or contemplative to write about. The well appears to have run dry and that is terrifying on so many levels it makes my heart pound. I’ve been here before, fretted about it, written about it and the harder I searched for my muse the more elusive it […]
Act three
The ocean was like glass yesterday morning, I noticed three kayakers and a guy on a paddle board in the distance – none of them seemed to disturb the water. I watched a few aggressive black birds trying to intimidate a lone eagle – ruffians, thugs – with one flap of the eagle’s enormous wings […]
Walking the dog
The ocean looked different this morning – deeper, if that’s possible. The tide was high and the clouds low, the horizon disappearing into a hazy grayness above the water. The world was monochrome – all memory and possibility seemed to hang in that mist over the waves. I take this walk every morning – […]
Thank you Facebook
I love the nudges Facebook gives me – if one of my Facebook friends is having a birthday I get a gentle reminder. I’m a more thoughtful friend with Facebook in my corner. I also get reminded about things I’ve posted in the past; pictures, forwards and today of an announcement I made two years […]
A middle of the night phone call
I’m having a tough time sleeping – I’m spinning my tires on yesterdays and tomorrows and my stomach is in knots. I have much to do to get ready for my move, so much stuff to sort and pack – and it’s March. I’m reliving every day from last year even as I try to […]
Solving the case of the missing muse
Where do you even start to look for an imaginary friend? Especially one with infinite places to hide. A muse is a trickster, it has no form or actual substance, it is lighter than air. It can appear in an instant and disappear just as fast. It’s easy to take a muse for granted when […]
Desire, commitment and creativity
My muse, or whatever it is that helps me pull the words from the universe, has taken a break. I’ve been having trouble writing a blog post this week. I have half a dozen ‘starts’ but not one damn ‘finish’, on my iPad. This isn’t a real problem on the scale of real problems in […]
Story and the evolution of us
Years ago I took a writing course titled “The Hero’s Journey” based on the book by Joseph Campbell. During the course I learned the recipe for storytelling and within that recipe I discovered something. The Heroes Journey is actually everybody’s journey – the story of each and every one of us. The reluctant hero called […]