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Thrown
I threw my back out. It is not always obvious the importance of stretching and warming up. Normally, I exercise later in the day (often right after work), so I’ve already warmed up. Last week, though, that was not the case. I was traveling for work, and due to my schedule, I knew that if…
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It’s Been a While… Again
Yes, it has. A few weeks this time. Let’s just say, that it has been a weird struggle for me these last few weeks, taking me much too long to get over whatever this latest problem was — this latest drought of productivity in writing. This latest bout with that demon called writer’s block (also…
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Why Not Now?
This is a question that I must start asking myself: why not now? In this world where we all believe that we must reach some arbitrary point, hit some milestone, gain some of whatever before we can do what it is we want, what is it that is really stopping us? Fear. Anxiety. Procrastination. Distraction.…
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What Is Important?
There is an uncomfortable truth that many of us are confronted with when speaking about our dreams or desires: it is that what is important is what we spend our time doing. Taken another way, it means that if you aren’t taking the time to commit to actions around a dream or desire, then it…
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A Short Push
Yep. I’m going to give it a try. Publishing, that is. Short stories. Novellas. Novelettes. All of it. Instead of worrying about how others do it, have done it, or if these things are good enough, I am going to do it. To start, I am going to release “The Farm” (this title may change;…