Touching Base
It seems the moment I closed the book on ‘The Secrets Widows Keep’ a creative window opened – I shipped The Secrets off and new stories drifted into focus. You wouldn’t guess it from the blog – it’s been totally neglected – but my Storyworth project is back in business and I’ve been lost in it […]
Indecision
I’ve been trying for weeks to unearth something to write about but it seems I’ve been digging in a barren field – my mind is blank, my imagination stagnant. 2021 is off to a rocky start in the creativity department. Contrary to my complaints my muse hasn’t actually abandoned me, she’s the girl beating me […]
Sunday Morning
One day melts into the next when you’re little, unless tomorrow is Christmas or your birthday. My memory has flashes – images of things nobody took a picture of, images of life in the 1950’s – fleeting memories. We used to go to Sunday school – Mom’s family had been quite involved with the church when […]
Back to business
I’m not sure if I believe the moon can dictate moods or if I would just like to blame my moodiness on it – use it as a scapegoat. Does everyone ride an emotional roller coaster? Is confidence a commodity? I know we can build it but just as certainly I know we can knock […]
A short snippet
Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday. I don’t get to see this particular sister very often but I do think about her on the regular. She is my youngest sibling, we are separated by several miles and five years. I feel close to her in a sisterly fashion – we hail from the same place. I […]
Another snippet
Writing is posing a challenge this week – I have no idea where inspiration goes or why it takes confidence with it but I’m lacking both at present. Here is a snippet of the Storyworth project written a few weeks ago. a little backstory — soon after we moved to Calgary my aunt and her […]
Memories – Memoir
My Apple Watch just informed me that my stand and exercise rings are usually further along by this time of day – it suggested I get off my duff and MOVE. Well Apple Watch I’ve got news, you are not the boss of me – but you’re right, I’ve been sitting for quite awhile. This stillness […]