As I have written before, I am not a patient person. It takes a lot of practice, a lot of trying and failing and trying again, a lot of pep talks and prayer to remind myself to slow down, to not be in such a rush, to be patient with…
Writing is oftentimes a solitary – even lonely – activity. Hours are spent in front of an impersonal computer tap-tap-tapping away thoughts and ideas. Conversions exist only in one’s head. And raw emotions manifested on the page are met with silence. But the writers’ world is also one of remarkable…
Am I a writer? No, I don’t think so. Sure, I write. But, I am not a writer. The others are writers, not me. A writer is the journalist who lives a glamorous lifestyle traversing the globe unearthing gritty stories. A writer is the essayist whose byline appears in glossy…
I recently celebrated my six month Blogoversary and, wouldn’t you know, my website chose that inopportune time to malfunction. So here is take two on my blogoversary post. For those of you who take the time to read my blog – whether regularly, occasionally, or sporadically – thank you, thank…