Reviving my imagination with NaNoWriMo In a year that doesn’t seem real, writing fiction is tough At least it has been for me, and I’m sure I’m not alone. Back in March when life was upended and we were all…
No, not literally. Those of you who read this blog know that I’m way too far along life’s path for that. Which is, frankly, fine with me. I loved being a pregnant lady and adored my babies, along with the…
If you have yet to hear about Marie Kondo, then you’ve been hiding under a rock, or more probably, a mountain of clutter. Kondo’s approach to personal organization, the KonMari method, has built her a very tidy international empire. Her…
Don’t worry. This post is not 50,000 words long. It’s a shout-out to NanoWrimo, or National Novel Writing Month, which is in its last week right now. If you’re not familiar, the challenge of NanoWrimo is to write a novel —…
When I was a kid, sometime before the Punic Wars, Halloween was a modest and homespun affair. It took us maybe a week to plan and execute, including making a costume and carving a pumpkin and buying a bag of…