We went from bare grass to a coating of white in a blink of an eye. Okay, so it took all night, but I was sleeping so that’s kind of like a blink. I’m supposed to be in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for work right now, but snow and rain got in the way. The…
I am over on Vision and Verb today, spouting my warped version of poetry. And as an added bonus here, I thought I’d share the music video I ran across at Terri Windling’s blog the Drawing Board. Very cool artistic work on the video…
Saturday night I flew swiftly from a deep sleep into a wide-eyed sitting position. A gasp of air, a desperate swallow to make sure I still could. I’d been dreaming. And in the dream something had frightened me, and with a sharp intake of air, I swallowed something large and oval. A rock? I don’t…
Confusion and chaos are signs of the old structures of life breaking down so that something new can emerge. There is nothing inherently unspiritual in feeling confused. In fact, growth may not be possible without periods of chaos. ~ Mark Thurston Yesterday, Tuesday, was a heck of a day. But never mind. Deep breath and…
I’ve been a bit off lately, a bit out of breath. And I keep thinking I’ll feel better when: I finish a couple query letters and get a magazine to accept one of my ideas. I have another story polished and a literary magazine publishes it. I have a completed first draft of my book and…
I was bored with the same old “here’s Luke” photo. So I tried to go for a different angle. Luke couldn’t figure out what the heck I was doing and tried to get a better look. “Darn bars,” he said. I increased Luke’s aerobic load during my ride on Sunday and he seemed to be fine….
