Charlotte Rains Dixon

Out With the Old I rearranged my living room yesterday to take better advantage of the gas fire we had installed before Christmas. Rearranging feels like getting stagnant energy out of all the corners and this is the perfect time to do it. I'm doing it with my writing, too….

Writing Accomplishments for 2009

It is the second to last day of the year, and a fitting time to mull your accomplishments in writing over the past year.  So have at it, what were they?  I want to hear the big, the small, the in-between, all of 'em.  Fork them over, lay them down, share them for all to […]

Merry Christmas to All (Or Happy Holidays If You Prefer)

I had pithy thoughts to share on this Christmas Eve, but alas, in the last-minute rush of present wrapping and grocery shopping, there simply isn't time for a long blog post.  The wine I had at a party last night isn't helping my cognitive abilities this morning either.  So, let's forget deep thoughts and just […]

Journaling, Part Five: Whiny Emotional Outbursts

And here we are at part five of my series on journal writing, which is somewhat of a continuation of Part Four, amazingly enough.  In that post I wrote about Morning Pages, also fondly known as MPS. (Brief aside: it is three days before Christmas, are you getting any writing done, in your journal or […]

Life is hard at my house.