What do you do with a free hour or two? Doesn’t it feel delicious to realize that you don’t have to be anywhere for a while, and no one is waiting for you to do something? Back in January, when I finished my St. Louis writing retreat, I had a couple of hours before I …Read More
See that look on Miss Nina’s face? Her face could be a reflection of mine right now. It seems that our government overlords decided that LLC businesses–our Gallowstree Press LLC is one–must file their company taxes by March 15th, rather than April 15th. The good news is that I won’t be trying to get …Read More
Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. –Joyce Meyer Today begins another week. Wishing you a week full of goodness, and rest in the moments that test your patience. March 4th Words (Restful day off 💜) Journal: 0 words Long fiction: 0 words Short fiction: 0 words Non-fiction: 0 …Read More
Fake food and weird news abound this week: Want to fight obesity? Experts say, cook at home, and don’t watch television while you eat. A Canadian study found that Subway’s chicken is 50% soy. No wonder the texture is weird. What you always suspected about swimming pools is true. And it’s not just kids …Read More
Last week my teenage son participated in a regional poetry recitation competition called Poetry Out Loud. He didn’t want me to attend, him being a teenager and all, but I went anyway. I’m stubborn. It was heartening to hear the poems, and to see teenagers reciting them. There’s no better way to inhabit a …Read More
It’s 6:15 p.m. and the Laura train has been dead-ended at Procrastination Station since 1:45 p.m. That’s when I looked at the car clock and thought: “Okay. I’ll get home by two, put purchases away, and get to work.” But after that point, everything gets kind of fuzzy. There may have been clowns involved. …Read More
Lent begins today. To me, it’s the second holiest Christian season–Easter is the first. Easter is mystery. Lent is our human preparation for the mystery. Lent is 40 days long. That’s how long Christ, after his baptism, fasted and prayed and lived in the wilderness. While he was there, he was tempted by Satan, …Read More
Did you know there was such a thing as The Lion King, Jr., a mini version of the fabulous Julie Taymor show, with music by Tim Rice and Elton John? This past weekend I saw a performance of it in Champaign, IL, at the gorgeous Virginia Theatre. The performers were all between the ages of eleven …Read More
When we moved back east years and years ago, we transported a lot of things from Michigan that we should have gotten rid of. Our new house was about 1,500 square feet smaller than the old one, though we did gain a (very creepy basement). But although we had a basement, we had one …Read More
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. –Ralph Waldo Emerson Today I was thinking that our best path may not be the one that begins where we are standing, but the one that begins in our dreams. February 25th …Read More