I look up the dates for mercury in retrogradeA phenomenon I don’t really believe inBut I’m searching for an explanationTo why what was easy is […]
Writing Update: Drama
I had fewer writing nights in the past week, but thanks to a productive Saturday at the Writing Center I didn’t miss my word count […]
Twenty Nine
Today twenty-nine looks like: The morning reading in bed The new t-shirt “Keep Calm & Write On” The passenger seat all the way up the […]
For my dad
My dad creates signsThere is a post on the drivewayPointing across the stateAnd down the roadAnd around the worldThere are weather vanes — fiveOn every […]
Juneteenth 2021
It’s Juneteenth today and for the first time, it is recognized as a federal holiday. Next year, it will be a holiday at my work […]
Small Wins
I tell my friends I’m spending my Friday evening doing chores and it’s true. I am heading into my birthday weekend and I don’t want […]
Cusp of Magic
I don’t know much about the zodiacBut I’ve always liked the duality of GeminiThat’s why I was born two weeks early(or so I tell my […]
Strawberry Pie
Fresh strawberry pie In the middle of June. Know: It will be okay With Love, Natalie
Writing Update: 30K
Writing is going well! I’m anxious to rewrite so much of it, but I have passed 30K wordcount of consecutive scenes since I started over […]
May the Best Man Win
Yes, two days of book recommendations in a row because I absolutely devoured May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor over the last two […]