Tag: life
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The Dangers of Waiting to Change

Another year has snuck up on us. 2018 has departed and made way for 2019 in the circular straight-line we call life. We chase events each year, moving forward while looking behind at the past, reminiscing on good memories or lamenting the bad. As we approach January, we try to view it as a reset…
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Of Self

It’s been 21 days since posting anything on here. And following up on my last few posts, I am not sure that it is a bad thing. Why post something if I am not sure about it? If I am not certain of how to approach my blog, writing, or whatever, why push forward on…
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Purpose and Goals

I have a simple purpose in my writing this post: contemplate my purpose and goals in my writing. I am not sure whether this will end up being short or long, or what this post will ultimately look like. It’ll be interesting too, as I am treating this a little like a stream of consciousness…
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NaNoWriMo

Or… Why I Am Participating in NaNoWriMo, But Not Really NaNoWriMo is upon us! National Novel Writing Month is knocking on the door. It’s a time of year when us writers go bat-shit crazy gearing up to write a novel in one month (50,000 words in a month or 1,667 words a day). As I follow…
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Temper, Temper

Somewhere between the 10th successive phone call and discussions on my upcoming vacation, I lost my temper. It is not a reaction that I am proud of. It is not a reaction that I indulge in with any regularity. I may rant, I might complain, but I seldom lose my temper. Now, I am hitting…