A novel I recently finished certainly has challenged my thoughts and feelings about addiction. When a novel can make a person reconsider how they view a certain aspect of life, I’d consider that author triumphant in her quest. Before I… Read more
A Little Beauty
November
November. The month of darker evenings, cooler nights, and barer trees. Fall Song Another year gone, leaving everywhere its rich spiced residues: vines, leaves, the uneaten fruits crumbling damply in the shadows, unmattering back from the particular island of this… Read more
A Story
I haven’t seen this one before
Mornings seem to be on my mind a lot lately and, more importantly, of some significance as well. Writer Austin Kleon has a blog that I often pop by to read. As with many blogs I visit, I don’t manage… Read more
A Little Beauty
simply this
Less is more may be applied to words, at times. “The little stories of our lives tell of simple moments when the everyday is transformed into something remarkable.” Laura Pashby in Little Stories of Your Life
A Little Beauty
Find what brings you joy, and go there
I’ve been wanting to do this for over a year. The other day I finally moved all the furniture around in my office so my desk would be sitting directly in front of the large sun-filled window. It feels great!… Read more
Letter & Note Writing
who would you write to
Recently, I read about several ongoing projects in the UK, each of which with the intention of reviving and promoting the writing of letters. In one of those events, the attendees were asked who they would write a letter to,… Read more
A Story
carry it in your heart
Even the dog was invited. They must have been looking forward to us arriving — we could see them standing on the stairs through the sidelight window. We were greeted with the warmest of smiles. I’m so grateful for friends… Read more
