Sometimes I feel like my life is a giant jigsaw puzzle with all sorts of puzzle pieces scattered on the floor around me. The challenge is putting those puzzle pieces together to make some sort of a picture. Which means there’s a lot of trial and error involved to find out how they fit. Sometimes […]
Finding Level
June 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been thinking about one of those toys that people keep on their desks. You know, the things you get for co-workers or relatives when you don’t have the slightest clue what else to give them. “Well, I know that they have a desk.” Personally, I used to have a bunch of Funko Pops on […]
Simply Start
January 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
I love the beginning of a new year. I know that the divide between years is an arbitrary construct people agreed on so we wouldn’t get confused, but still. I always think of the end of the old year as a yellowed piece of paper full of scribbles finally being yanked off a tablet. And […]
Taking Breaks
December 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been concentrating a lot on productivity in my writing lately. I am intent on working more effectively, efficiently, and consistently. Getting things done more quickly. Not lallygagging around. Focused. Feet to the fire. That’s good because these are issues I’ve been needing to address. After all, you can’t write books unless you actually, uh… […]
Driving Into Change
November 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, I drove down a road that I haven’t taken in months. Actually, it’s been almost a year since I drove down that particular road with the intention of going to that particular destination. I used to drive that road almost every day. Later I drove it at least once a week. Sometimes the drive […]
The Assumption of Failure
October 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
When you start something new do you assume you will be successful? Or do you assume there’s a really good chance you’re going to fail? No…not a chance. A likelihood. Asking for a friend…. *whistles casually* Seriously, though. I am finally at the point where I feel things shifting. I feel the earth move under […]
