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  • Mental Health Wednesday December 2025

    This has been a rough year for me. And my family, too, but this blog is about me, so let’s just focus on that. There have been a number of doctor appointments, a couple-three work problems, a layoff, a few other disappointments and scares. All of which ticked my anxiety a little higher, with each…

  • Progress Report November 2026

    We have discovered that a large portion of the problems I’m having formatting my manuscripts is because my laptop is old, and Scribus is apparently a memory hog. Notice I said “a large portion of the problems.” The rest of the problems seem to be my ability to copy paste cut and format in a…

  • Mental Health Wednesday November 2025 (2)

    It wasn’t that long ago that I could speed read a book and catch even the smallest details. Now, I have to slowly read a paragraph, several times, often whispering the words so I also hear what I’m reading, to grasp the message and details. It’s a struggle to read a whole paragraph sometimes. My…

  • IWSG November 2025

    November 5 question – When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way? If we go back in time to elementary or even high school, I dreamt I would be the next Richard…

  • Mental Health Wednesday October 2025

    I’m going to try and start dating these things in the title. I should’ve a while back, but, you know. Effort. Anyhooo… September was stressful. More than it had any right to be, thank you very much. So much so it brought up fun other potential side effects of mental illness. Physical Manifestation. No, this…

  • IWSG October 2025

    October 1 question – What is the most favorite thing you have written, published or not? And why? It’s October already? Guh. Wasn’t I still trying to process the summer to-do list stress last week? The to-do list that never made it to the got-done list? Like get my body into spooky-season shape? I’m pretty…