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Tag: life in general

  • Elusive

    I feel like I’ve forgotten how to write. I mean, obviously, I’m writing this, so the technical skills are there, but the creative side of it seems to be eluding me for some odd reason.  It’s almost like I can’t remember how I used to put stories together in my head and then let them…

  • Starting 2019

    There’s actual snow on the ground. I live in Colorado, and, sad to say, snow is a rarity anymore. But even an inch  of snow on New Year’s Day is lends hope for the coming year. Misplaced hope, perhaps, but hope none the less. 2018 has been an eventful year. Some of it good, some…

  • Fear

    Fear is an interesting thing. We all have different fears – heights, pain, children, dentists, clowns, ketchup stains and so on – but we all have some of the same fears, too. Failure is a biggie, but in my experience, it isn’t just “failure” that’s the problem. It’s the consequences of failure that we’re afraid…

  • The Crazy is Showing…

    Things have been rough lately. It seems to happen that way – I don’t know if it’s a Universe-tosses-a-bannana-in-my-path-for-reasons thing or if it’s coincidence or what, but it seems to feel like whenever I start to peacefully pull myself together, tornado-volcano-earthquake happens. I thought I’d been dealing rather well with certain changes in “The Plan.”…

  • December IWSG

    What are five objects we’d find in your writing space? Only five? Like most people, I have pens and paper and books, a stapler, cups to hold the pens and so on, so I guess we’re looking for the less common things with this question. I have what I call “The Bard’s Noose” hanging on…

  • Doubts

    Doubts are hard. I mean they are useful, they serve an evolutionary purpose. Doubt makes one give a second, more careful look at something. Doubt gives you reason to move cautiously, maybe take in a few extra details about the situation or your plans. Doubt may have saved an ancestor or two from becoming some…