The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan, is out this week. I love retellings of classic stories, and I love to go to epic movies. Sounds like a win for what to watch this weekend, right? But there is a hill I will die on, and that hill is that you can’t get a...
A while ago I shared here that while I hadn’t written anything new in a while I was focusing on other creative pursuits–things like knitting and gardening. I am happy to report that while my garden has been thriving in the hot weather we’ve been...
Do you listen to music while you work? Do you listen to music while you write, whether it be an email, a report, or the composition of a poem? The answer for me is a little bit complicated. I like to listen to music, and there are songs or pieces that can catapult me...
I’ve been having trouble working on my writing lately. When that happens, I often turn to other ways of being creative. I have been making some desultory progress on some knitting and crocheting projects. And last week I bought some plants at a local Ace...
My daughter and I flew around the world to Australia, to spend some time with family. This photo of Gunnamatta Beach is my favorite from the trip. We saw some incredible sights and it was wonderful to get to experience a part of the world I had never been to before....
