Tag Archives | introspection

Buy Your Own Roses

I haven’t published an essay-type post in a long time – not since my father died, in fact. When I first started blogging, stories about my life were my go-to write-up, but they’ve become more difficult. I think that’s because digging deep creates a rift in my emotional veneer. I run the risk of opening […]

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Honor Thy Father

“Don’t be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.” ~ Richard Bach, Illusions. My father was born in Brooklyn on April 1, 1925, son of a devout Irish-Catholic mother and an English dad who was a […]

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Climb A Mountain

The mountains are calling and I must go ~ John Muir I once lived in the mountains fifty miles east of San Diego, at an elevation of about 4,200 feet. Deer and wild turkeys are common there. The hills are lush with grass, and native oak crave the rain that (sometimes!) falls in winter and […]

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Thinking Season

Autumn is quickly making its way again to the Southern California mountains. Those familiar with this place are already admiring the changing light and the crisp, cool night air. The leaves have not begun to turn, but the apples and pears are ripe and delicious, mine sweeter and more dear to me every year I […]

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See Tammy Run? She’s Writing

I first met Molly on Twitter and was instantly a fan of her blog thanks to this fantastic post on editing, which, as a dedicated word-nerd, is a skill-slash-torment that I obsess over. Coincidentally, we both write fiction (my book has just been released, and hers will be coming out at any moment), so it seemed like perfect timing […]

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Yeah, I’m Overwhelmed. So What?

A post from winter 2012 that stands the test of time … I wore myself out clearing snow all weekend. Between stints with the shovel, I turned my brain to mush completing Edit #547 of my novel, Mark of the Loon (and almost cried, because surely there will be 453 more). This morning, full-time job […]

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Writers Are Readers Who Write, Right?

I’ve caught a couple articles via Twitter advising writers of the need to cultivate readers in our genre, or be active on venues that are heavily used by readers alone. And hey, of course I understand the reasoning: Readers buy books. I hadn’t intended for it to be, but it turns out my blog, in […]