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  • Blank Spaces of the Mind: How Do You Tell A Story Without Having to Tell Everything?

    Blank Spaces of the Mind: How Do You Tell A Story Without Having to Tell Everything?

    I like movies. I’m a visual person, and I enjoy seeing things portrayed on the screen. Little details are the most fun. Characters’ tics and interesting events happening in the background. Sometimes, I envy filmmakers. Creating their worlds are a little bit easier, because they can convey in a minute what can take a writer Read more

  • Keep Soldiering On!

    The snow is here. Winter continues its dismal march. I walk through slush and ice in the dark to work every morning, and return home at twilight. I don’t see much of daylight. It’s a dreary time of year. Makes it hard to write and create. But the days are getting longer! The dismal darkness Read more

  • Face-to-Face in an Age of Long-Distance Technology

    Face-to-Face in an Age of Long-Distance Technology

    I’m an introvert by nature. I like being alone. Being isolated holds no real terror for me. Sure, it can be a bit monotonous at times, but I have a knack for finding ways to amuse myself. All in all, I enjoy being by myself. And in today’s word of Zoom meetings and work-from-home job Read more

  • New Year’s Resolutions? I Resolve Not To!

    New Year’s Resolutions? I Resolve Not To!

    New Year’s Day is a day famous for resolutions. The day when people work up the courage to swear to permanent change in their lives. To resolve to start doing this, stop doing that, and make some adjustments to these other things. A time for fresh starts. Now, let’s be honest with ourselves. How many Read more

  • Why Do You Create?

    Why Do You Create?

    Christmas vacation has given me more time than usual to spend on my writing and passion. That needling desire – that need – to write is stronger than ever within me. With this awareness fresh in mind, I want to ask a question to my readers. No need to answer in the comments if you Read more

  • Legacy: What We Are Remembered For

    Legacy: What We Are Remembered For

    As we get older, we start having deep thoughts. Questions run through our minds, questions like, “What will I leave behind when I’m gone?” and “How will people remember me?” With age comes an acute awareness that our time on Earth is finite, and with that come musings on what our legacy will be. What Read more