It’s been a busy summer, and most of my writing time has been devoted to fiction. I am four and a half chapters into the novel I’ve been meaning to write for years. Is it the Great American Novel? Probably not. But I’m writing it anyway. Aside from that, I’ve been trying to catch up …
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Everything I need to know, I learned from Trixie Belden
I never liked Nancy Drew. I dabbled with the Hollisters, the Bobbsey Twins, and Cherry Ames. I even read one or two Vicki Barr mysteries. But the teenage detectives that I loved the most were Trixie Belden and her friends, the Bob Whites. I first read most of the series as a pre-teen and wanted …
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May in review
I did not post much in May as, quite frankly, I’ve been in a bit of a funk for a while. I attribute a lot of that to the weather – it was a particularly gray and rainy spring here in Rhode Island. It’s generally a mood that hits me in February, and I thought …
You may say I’m a dreamer…
…and you’d be right. I have always had very vivid dreams, and most of the time I remember them. I didn’t realize until fairly recently that a lot of people either don’t dream or don’t remember them. I need to put a notebook beside my bed because some of them, I think, would make for …
April showers…
Bring May showers? Now that we are in to May, I was hoping for some nicer weather, but here in the northeast it is still pretty gray and gloomy. On the bright side, that makes for plenty of time for reading. As I’ve mentioned before, I read a lot. My goal for the year is …
Write more, stress less
That was my New Year’s Resolution this year – write more and stress less. I’ve been doing great on the “write more” part of that goal. The “stress less” part, on the other hand, has been a little more difficult. But, for the last few months, I’ve been subscribing to Therabox, a monthly collection of …
An afternoon in Providence
Tom and I spent the afternoon in Providence, or Downtown, as it always is in my head. And of course, when I hear the word downtown, I end up with a song from my childhood stuck in my head. One I learned from Nana or Great Nana. I forget who, but I have a memory …
Ever have one of those days?
You know, the kind of day when the best thing you can say about your day is that you made it through without stabbing anyone. I had one of those today. Here are some of the things I use to shake off a bad day: A frozen mocha…doesn’t matter from where. Starbucks or Panera are …
Tell me a story
I can’t count the number of times I said that as a kid. I still like to hear a good story. The adults in my life all obliged, in very different manners. Great Nana’s stories were about her life, and I very much wish I had paid more attention or written some of them down. …
Synchronicity
It’s not just an album by The Police. I’m a big fan of Julia Cameron and “The Artist’s Way.” I’ve been through the book twice, and am leaning heavily toward another reading of it. I do morning pages faithfully every day. She talks a lot about synchronicity. Have you ever thought about an old friend …
A Cup of Tea and My TBR List 