Jul 15Member-onlyStalled. Again.A different take on procrastination I’ve told you about a few of my creative endeavors. I’ve begun the process of sending my middle grade chapter book, Taking Care of Susie, to agents. I never heard back from the latest submission. But I have yet to click the “send” button to…Procrastination5 min read
May 23Member-onlyI Think I’m DeadA liberating thought from someone who has escaped the clutches of a dangerous parent I think my sociopathic mother has convinced herself (and likely others) that I’m dead. Here’s why I think so. When my father died about five years ago, she threw a monster blow-out of a pity party…Healing5 min read
Mar 20Member-onlyCornelius the Fairy Has CompetitionHis name is Brandon, he’s 10 years old, and he loves his little white dog I have been writing. I promise. But lately, I’ve been spending every spare minute on my next middle grade chapter book. And it’s keeping my fingers and my brain very happily busy. I wrote the…Courage4 min read
Feb 1Member-onlyBeing Short-Staffed Is Not an Excuse!My experience with a rude taxi dispatcher I live in a mainly rural area just a few miles south of the Canadian border. Yeah, it gets cold in these parts. And for the record, I love it here. For the most part, I have never met a group of people…Respect5 min read
Jan 9Member-onlyDream Symbols Can Really Pack a WallopGetting a handle on one of my recurring nightmares After I hit the publish button on my last article, the one that detailed my dreams for a pink marble hot tub, I decided to reward my efforts by jumping into the fantasy for a good long soak. I closed my…Dreams5 min read
Dec 25, 2021Member-onlyWhat If I Actually Had What I’m Dreaming Of“Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled.” Neville Goddard I ran across a thought-provoking question the other day. If I were to achieve what I really wanted, how would I feel? Hmm…I wonder. Turns out, this was a great exercise is letting my imagination loose. …Achievement4 min read
Dec 21, 2021Member-onlyWhy I’ve Been Afraid of New Year’s ResolutionsIn fear of the G-word As a rule, I don’t set goals or make New Year’s resolutions. Since I was a little girl, I’ve wondered why I should bother. One way or the other, I knew I wouldn’t be able to achieve them, so why go through all the time…Goals4 min read
Nov 28, 2021Member-only181 over 102I think they call that high blood pressure Yes, 181/102 was yesterday’s blood pressure reading. Actually, it was down a bit from last week when the top number was 200-something. And how did I find out I was on the verge of dropping dead at any minute? Last week (Tuesday…Self Care5 min read
Nov 10, 2021Member-onlyThe Speech I Want to Hear at my 100th Birthday Party“She was a very kind person” — A coworker died a while back, and over the next few days chit-chat at the water cooler revolved around the last conversation we’d had with her, the last thoughts she expressed about life and death, how and why we would miss her. And I wondered. What will others say about…Aging8 min read
Sep 22, 2021Member-onlySigns of Abuse that No One SeesWake Up People! I don’t know why I got a nudge to write about this page I saw on Facebook. It’s about a girl who was killed by a boyfriend, and everybody assumed the abuse she took was her fault. Until she turned up dead, that is. Honestly, I’m trying…Abuse2 min read
