Do you like: Women kicking ass Fuck the patriarchy Found family Beautiful libraries Women in suits! Amazing fight choreography Car chases, but make the child […]
Curiosity
Friday Reminder: Approach frustrations with curiosity. Ask questions. Challenge your assumptions. This comes up for me at work fairly often. I’ve seen a lot of inter-departmental […]
Timekeeping
I read this quote from Mitch Albom today: “Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the […]
Pendulum
The pendulum of writingThe masterpiece, the disasterThe how am I still working on thisThe how do you spell: doucheryThe word isn’t exactly evergreenBut those are […]
Writing Update: Puzzles
I am now 34.5K through my revision. Despite missing some writing time this weekend, I believe I’m still on pace. I’ve added a couple of […]
Writing Podcast
I’ve been resisting nonfiction audiobooks and blowing through my normal podcasts too fast, so I searched for a new one this weekend and found one […]
Another Week
Ah, yes. Another week to quarantine. When a friend who stays over in your home finds out that it wasn’t allergies and was, in fact, […]
Dousing a Fire
The embers fly up, outWindsweptAnd a little bit dangerous SoTake a hoseTo the flamesDrown itStill — red embersSimmer, flareTurn the hose back onDon’t leave until […]
Make a Wish
Wine in water bottlesI find my way to the benchesBy my phone flashlightThe lap of the wavesThousands of starsThe lights of Marinette across the bay […]
Trust your gut
A lesson validated for me this morning. Trust your gut. When your instincts are saying no, something’s off, this feels weird . . . listen. […]