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IWSG: First Wednesday Favorites
As writers, we can be our own worst critics, right? Sometimes we look to our favorite authors to keep us encouraged along the journey. This First Wednesday for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group blog hop, I thought it would be fun to mention a few of my favorite authors of all time. You know, those authors you had to read…
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IWSG: Writing goals and 9 prompt resources
One of my new goals for generating more curiosity in my life (to defeat cynicism) is to make a point of writing more often. Even if no one else reads it or I only harvest a few kernels of good writing among whole corn cobs of yuck, I want to write more often! I have made a commitment to myself…
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Content right where I’m at …
When things are crazy busy in my life – work, home, my mind (in the form of worry) – I feel like I’m just rushing from one thing to another. Rushing to get up, get dressed, feed the dog, spend a few moments with my husband and then off to work. At work, I boot up my computer just in…
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Favorite genre?
Reading my favorite genre and writing my favorite pieces these days are not in alignment.
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“Q”uiet
The details in the simplest of experiences can be just what we need to see God.
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“P”ansies
Pansies have been one of my favorite flowers since I was a child. I love the color combinations (deep blues and purples with dots of yellow and white). These pansies were just planted at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods where I work, and a few days later, we received a cold, wet snowfall. I walked by them and they were all curled up,…
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“O”nyx and agate
Creativity in its many forms is not limited to humans. Stones tell amazing tales of when they were formed in the Earth.
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“N”otre-Dame catches fire
Notre-Dame's spiritual message and presence lives on in each of us.
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“M”odern or not
What does an old bike like this have to say? What tales would it tell?
