A view from act three.

Category: Writing From The Wound

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Sharing some news…

I’m excited to share some news. The Secrets Widows Keep got a shout-out in Elle magazine’s online Shelf Life column this morning. Diana Gabaldon included it on her ‘Picks’ list as the book that made her weep uncontrollably. I’m overwhelmed and wanted to share my overwhelmed-ness with the people who gave me the confidence to keep putting […]

The Secrets Widows Keep

September 17, 2021.The Secrets Widows Keep.#Manuscript

PLEASE SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE FOR ACCESS TO THE LINK allaboutelva@gmail.com Canada Post delivered a parcel from Amazon.ca yesterday. I have no idea why I held my breath as I opened it I had intimate knowledge of what was contained within the envelope. My hands shook as I pulled the contents out of the package […]

AWOL

September 12, 2021.On Writing

I have been unintentionally AWOL for a month and this has left me feeling at a loss for words today. This is not to say I have nothing to say – I’m just finding the wherewithal to say it lacking. I’m rusty. I’ve been getting my place ready for a renovation that has been in the works […]

March 31

March 31, 2021.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories

Another year – all the seasons, all the celebrations, all the drama. The kids have missed their dad and he has missed it all, again. I have missed him with an ache that is now so much a part of me I don’t go anywhere without it – it’s a shadow that drifts across my […]

March

March 15, 2021.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories

I have been living in my new house for just over a week and it already feels settled. True only the ambiance is settled, I still have boxes of to sort, a contractor to find, a dump run to make – I’ve got a mountain of stuff to do and yet a calm has befallen […]

This

October 21, 2020.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories anniversary

I stopped writing about grief after the second anniversary of my husband’s passing – I stopped writing about it but I didn’t stop grieving. I’ve been trying to get back into my life, trying to focus on now and live in the moment but I haven’t been that successful – trying to ignore something doesn’t mean […]

Some days it’s all too much

April 21, 2020.COVID diary.#covid19

Something in the too early of this morning made me want to cry. I can’t put my finger on exactly what it was, I have a smorgasbord of heart aches to choose from; the state of the world, the terrible news from Nova Scotia, the uneven snore of the little old dog sleeping beside me […]

Two Years

April 5, 2020.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories

Earlier this week marked the second anniversary of my husband’s passing. I wondered for days around the date if I should write about it or not – I finally decided to just let it be and gave myself permission to feel it without sharing it. I’ve shared a lot about this journey over the past […]

Creative Captivity

March 24, 2020.On Writing.#self discovery

I unintentionally self isolated before it was fashionable – I was way ahead of the curve. I came down with a nasty cold a few weeks ago and took to my bed – by the time I stepped back into the world all hell had broken loose. I immediately checked my toilet paper situation (which was fine) […]

The Widow Club

March 12, 2020.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories

I woke up yesterday thinking about all the widows I know – an odd thought to have first thing in the morning, but there you go. I took a mental tally and counted a dozen with very little effort – a dozen women I know well enough to have lunch with – I was shocked. Then I […]

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