How are you doing out there in Writing Land? Can you believe it’s August? We’re in the midst of another heat wave in Oregon today (insert profuse sweat and gnashing of teeth) which is beyond unwelcome since we need rain and forest fire season is upon us. I rose early to water, so ended up […]
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And when the day reaches its end…
“And when the day reaches its end I hear the crickets and become completely full and unintelligible. Then come the early hours bulging with thousands of blaring little birds. And each thing that happens to me I live by noting it down because I want to feel with my probing hands the living and quivering […]
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With July fourth behind us, in the beginning of the second half of the year, I’m assessing my goals because it’s time for a reboot, or more accurately, a course correction. 2020 has been a discombobulating, scary, uncertain slog. It’s like being in an endless storm, the eye of the storm, and nightmare all combined. […]
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I was awakened early by thunder yesterday. We don’t get a lot of thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest and so I stayed in bed just listening. It’s been a nightmare week in the United States. Another black man murdered by police in Minneapolis. Righteous anger, outrage, and protests over systemic police abuse at some point […]
Read the rest of this entry »Summer reading
When I think of long-ago childhood summers, I think of reading. Dappled light filtered through maples is easing through my bedroom window or a heavy storm is pounding at the panes, and I am worlds away, lost in a story. There is nothing like the simple luxury of reading a good book. With this in […]
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The sky is still full of gloom here, but it’s not supposed to rain today and the birds have lots to say. It’s getting late to plant dahlia bulbs so I might nestle some into the ground today and then attend a socially distanced, backyard dinner later. Yesterday while I ate lunch (scrambled eggs with […]
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If you’ve been stopping by, thanks for doing so. My pause here is ending and I’m going to start posting helpful advice and inspiration for writers again. I’ve been bumbling, enjoying, deploring, gardening, cooking, chafing, and pondering my way through our current state of at-home uncertainty. Also dancing in my living room, connecting with friends […]
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