Dear Journal, I’m feeling optimistic today, and not just because I got my teaching schedule for the spring, but that’s a great reason to feel good. It’s exciting to see a continuation of what I’ve been working hard for the past few months. But I’m feeling optimistic because there are so many other things ahead … Continue reading Dear Journal: Optimism, and Best Friends
Some days writing is easier than others, but at the end of every day, after hitting my personal goals, there is a feeling of fulfillment. Today was a relatively easy writing day — Day 16 — because I had a solid idea of where I wanted to end up, so getting there was an adventure … Continue reading This Novel, Day 16
My mom asked me tonight how it all works, the idea of writing an entire novel in a 30-day period. I remember when I first heard of NaNoWriMo, when I asked somebody else that exact same question. With my writing process to that point I couldn’t possibly imagine writing an entire novel in anything less … Continue reading This Novel, Day 10
I went to the DMV last week to finally get the title to my car changed, and they gave me a routine form to fill out. As I went down the list I scribbled in each entry, until I got to “Home Address.” I started to write in “7478 East Street” as a matter of … Continue reading Boarders, Volume 5
The house vibrates. It’s subtle to me, but Heidi is much more sensitive to things like that, to the shaking of the wall, and to the noise that interrupts her prized sleep. It’s almost like the perfect storm, this being on pause, this waiting for the building to begin, because it gives more reasons to … Continue reading Boarders, Volume 4
Sleep is overrated, or at least it used to be before I got old. And by “old” I’m using the term relatively, as in “older than I used to be.” 20 years ago my average bedtime was 1am and I was up at 5:30, just as vibrant as a newborn chick. 10 years ago I … Continue reading Nocturnal No More
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