Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyMy Personal War With DetailsAnd I thought I couldn’t be a detail person! Photo by Davi Moreira on Unsplash I have a story I’ve been telling myself roughly forever. Some of the subtitles would include: “I can never get the brackets right in html,” or “My spelling is highly creative!” or “My mother never took time to properly teach me to sew.” or…4 min read4 min read
Apr 4, 2022Member-onlyI feel like writing a zillion times ‘I can’t stand customer support!’I feel like writing a zillion times ‘I can’t stand customer support!’ Today has been a customer support day from hell. Oh, not the reading break I took after almost 4 hours with a major telephone company who in theory handles the internet well and still not getting what I…2 min read2 min read
Nov 25, 2021Member-onlyThanksgiving/Native American Holiday 2021108 things I’m grateful for this strange year of 2021 It’s a long standing tradition of mine to list 108 things I’m grateful for every Thanksgiving / Native American holiday morning. 1. My daughter, Linda 2. My oldest son, Mike 3. My youngest son, Steve 4. Chris 5. Gloria 6. Stacey 7. My mastermind group 8. Carol 9. Frederick 10…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Nov 21, 2021Member-only‘Yes’ Is Also a Complete Sentence and Maybe the Secret to a Joyful, Exciting LifeA few days ago I wrote about how ‘no’ can be a complete sentence. The same thing is true about the word ‘yes.’ It too can be a complete sentence. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Nov 15, 2021Member-onlyWhat NOT to Expect from a Writing CoachI’ve done a fair amount of coaching writers. Sometimes it’s been a formal relationship with me being paid well for my services. Sometimes it’s been more casual, as in a writing forum, or around a table in a coffee shop or over the phone when writing friend yells for help. …Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Nov 14, 2021Member-only‘No’ Is a Complete Sentence!There was a time in my life that I felt guilty every time I wanted to say ‘no’ to someone. It didn’t matter if the request was trivial or important. …Writing Life4 min readWriting Life4 min read
Oct 21, 2021Member-onlyAnother Approach for Finding Ideas to Write AboutFeeling stuck? What’s happened to you in the last 10 minutes? Yes, I still believe, or rather know that ideas are everywhere, which doesn’t mean I don’t get stuck figuring out the best one to write on at any particular time. As I was walking from my kitchen to my computer the idea of again writing about ideas came to me…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Oct 20, 2021Member-onlySome Hints About Mindfulness and Meditation for WritersHow meditation can improve your writing I’ve been meditating for probably a decade now, maybe more. This came after years of struggle when I finally sought out instruction at a local Zen Buddhist Center 10 years or so ago. What, exactly, is meditation? What a great question? And how many definitions exist is unknown…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Oct 20, 2021Member-onlyGetting Ready Create Your Thanksgiving Gratitude ListA little practice and/or thought will help you build a gratitude list for the holidays Last year I not only wrote of 108 things I am grateful for in what was the first full year of Coved, and, perhaps also, pre-vaccine. In addition, I told the story of how I…Life Hacking5 min readLife Hacking5 min read
Oct 14, 2021Member-onlyThe Right to an Abortion Is Again At RiskAnd we of the ’70s women’s movement are partly to blame. — A male friend send me a link to By Attacking Me, Justice Alito Proved My Point which appeared recently in The Atlantic magazine. I might have skipped it without the prompting because I didn’t realize what an important article it is. It’s a clear and informed description of the State…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read