Last updated on February 6th, 2015I am tired but my mind will not rest. I can find no relief from this despair and anguish that I feel. I fear I am losing my mind to this insanity that is my …
Despair
Conversation with Quan Yin
Last updated on May 14th, 2017Quan Yin is telling me time to show some compassion to myself. What does that mean? Compassion to myself. The definition of compassion “a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken …
Pursuit of the Perfect Sentence
Last updated on September 18th, 2018 Pursuit of the perfect sentence, the perfect paragraph, or the perfect chapter has been the downfall of many writers. I have to make sure I do not fall into the trap of chasing the …
Angus
Last updated on August 17th, 2015You gently bump your head against my hand softly at first then become more forceful When I don’t respond you touch your nose to mine When I still don’t respond you gently tap my arm …
Bright Winter Morning
Last updated on March 26th, 2015It is another glorious Appalachian day. The sun is shining and a cold wind is blowing outside, while inside I sit at my desk writing with the blessing of heat and warmth. The dogs are …
Twelfth Night
Last updated on May 14th, 2017Twelfth Night, has been celebrated as the end of the Christmas season since the Middle Ages. Twelfth Night also marks the Feast of the Epiphany, when the three wise men, or Magi, arrived in Bethlehem …
Mist Hangs Low in the Hollers
Last updated on March 26th, 2015[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] Sunday. A rainy dreary winter Sunday here in Appalachia. The kind of day you just want to stay in bed. The kind of day that depression thrives on. You just want to …
2015 a Year of Possibilities
Last updated on March 26th, 20152015 a year full of possibilities, blessings, and abundance. This is going to be a great year! Fifteen minute timed writing before dinner. Today has been a very productive day. We got the pantry cleaned …
Dear Visitor to My World
Last updated on March 26th, 2015When you come in here and try to save me all I am left with is the mess you leave behind. You play at pretending to be poor for the day or the week not …
Insomnolent Soul
Last updated on March 26th, 2015is it sadness or is it madness that permeates my soul this longing for TIME LONG FORGOTTEN BY MOST a time of carefree youth that I squandered NOT REALIZING one day it would be gone …
What Happens When You’re Not Cute Any More?
Last updated on May 14th, 2017By my birthday, in May, I will be ready to publish a book. Yes, it is written and now it will be done. Write it down or say it out loud to someone else and …
The Struggle is Real
Last updated on March 26th, 2015She is talking about bills and I don’t even. I am trying to focus on writing and she wants to talk about money I don’t have. I don’t like to talk money because it stresses …