Clawing

Out there I see it i want it beyond and “RIGHT THERE!” grip falters slipping again plunging climbing living raising holding head directing the show nails cling to the edge an ever-moving drop falling… Continue reading →

Infusing the Un-crutched

Recently I happily celebrated another birthday. This one was truly special since I was able to mark it on two feet. My broken ankle is, for the most part, healed up and I… Continue reading →

Standstill: Day 1

I fractured my ankle this week (Icy Feat, Sad). Beautiful cast and all. This temporary infirmity has shown me how so very much I despise the feeling of helplessness. A good time to write,… Continue reading →

Novel Update #23: Grieving

Well its been a while since my last Novel Update (June to be exact). Probably the biggest change since then is the fact that I am now tackling Part Two or Book Two… Continue reading →

Expectant

The path beckons me Forward comes in daily steps Fresh, alive, in breaths of thought.   Journey seems futile Like chipping ice from a berg That will never melt.   As leaves fall and… Continue reading →

Festival Glare

Burnished pashminas draped over black shoulders moving about in military precision Clicks and counters collected at door a flutter of eager listeners shuffle in They wait… until there, in spotlight glow, sits the prize.… Continue reading →

A Quiet Mind

A Café Moment: “Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” — Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage… Continue reading →

The Magic and Menace

A Café Moment I have a love/hate relationship with Bookstores. I absolutely love them. I walk in and instantly I’m transported, inspired by the row upon row of created works, colourful, bound, bursting with… Continue reading →

Novel Update #22: A Writer’s journey

So Sam is about to be admitted to hospital (Novel update #6). It’s going to be a very scary time for Mary, his wife as she comes to deal with the nightmare that… Continue reading →

Go…Take a Walk

Hello there Friends; At the moment, I am swamped with editing deadlines for my manuscript. So I thought I’d re-post a previous blog from last summer. Though it may be off season, the sentiment… Continue reading →