Well, after a brief break for Christmas and sloth, it is time, finally, to resume my series on journal writing with a final flourish. It is a flourish because what I'm going to discuss is my current favorite type of journal writing, though I reserve the right to have a different favorite next month, because, […]
This could be me today, minus the sunshine and the hairy legs. Because I am a lazin' fool. It is two days after Christmas and I am lazing about. Or you could call it lolling if you prefer. My two new kitties don't care what you, or I, call it. They have raised the art […]
I have two new writing companions: Captain (above) and Lieutenant. Yesterday I was seized by the notion that I absolutely, positively had to get me a cat for Christmas. After delicately breaking the news to some family members who were, um, shall we say, a bit resistant (a glass of wine helped)we headed […]
Yesterday, in Part Three* of my series on journaling, I wrote about four types of journal writing that I find useful. There are an infinite number of techniques you can use for effective journaling, and I may well write about others in the future. But for now, I've chosen to discuss the ones I […]
The day has gotten away from me. First there was the small matter of waking up just the tiniest bit hungover, thanks to an evening out with Mayanna at Bernie's Southern Bistro. Everyone who lives in the city of Portland and many who don't have been to Bernie's, but I had never been until last […]
***Note: The regularly scheduled post on journaling will continue at its usual time tomorrow or Friday. Until then, if you would like to read the series on journaling, you could start with Part One and then head to Part Two. Every year during the holiday season, my family and I watch our favorite Christmas movies. […]
Yesterday, in a post titled, Journaling, One Path to Writing Abundance, I began a series about, you guessed it, journaling. I wrote a bit about why I think journaling is valuable for a writing practice and how indispensable my journal is to me. Today, before we go any further in this series, I want to […]
I'm an inveterate journaler. As a matter of fact, I'm certain the reason I'm a writer today is because of the fake red leather diary, complete with lock and key, that I got for Christmas when I was 8 or 9. Unlatching it was so enticing–all those lined pages to be filled with words! […]
Writers are always looking for ways to boost their creative practice. I know I am. I collect writing exercises and creativity activities nearly as obsessively as I collect books. Today I want to write about another excellent practice I've recently discovered: walking the labyrinth. In a recent post, I mentioned my stint as the "book […]
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