Writer, Dabbler In Things
An unexpectedly busy month, even beyond the expected busyness. Here’s how it shook out as far as reading went: Started and stoppedStress Less, Accomplish More – Emily FletcherAll The Names – José Saramago ReadingWrite Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within – Natalie GoldbergEarthflown – Francis WrenDeath With Interruptions – José Saramago You’ll note none … Read more
When I got into longer form writing after my initial ages of writing short fiction, I initially started off with plotting ahead of time. But I quickly found I’d lost some interest after writing things out. Maybe the ideas didn’t have enough merit to hold a longer form, or maybe — as I’ve long assumed … Read more
… and only a day late! Hey, life happens. I connected with another source for finding voiceover work and was trying to milk that for all I could starting around mid-June, so what started off as a strong month for reading books turned into something underwhelming when my time had to get channeled elsewhere. Here’s … Read more
I’ve said again and again that I’ve always had a bad memory. It may even be getting a bit worse in my now middle-age. And I can’t imagine it will improve as I get older. I remember many things from my childhood and teenaged years, a childhood fear here, a fun date night there, the … Read more
For as long as I can remember, I’ve liked sweets. You could pretty easily argue that more than like, I’ve loved them. Pastries, candy bars, cookies, Tim Hortons Iced Capps… I could write a very (very) long list of favourites. And of course there are favourites. Some day I’ll run down a Top 10 list … Read more
Listen, I know that when I tell people that there are certain moments where certain things from wholly disparate sources converge in my life at the same time — let’s call them… oh, I don’t know, maybe capital “s” Signs — I may sound a bit nutty. But I tell you, it happens. I haven’t … Read more
I work in a corner of the city that seems particularly susceptible to power outages. They’re not unusual when the weather gets a bit hotter and people start cranking up the air conditioning. The area power grid seems to get tapped out before other areas do, and before you know it, you’re plunged into (relative) … Read more
Three days ago our dog was in the back yard with Jackie and was oddly interested in a patch of soil under a sage plant in a raised garden box. Jackie investigated and found an unusual patch of downy fluff and fuzz. Confused, she pulled it aside and was very surprised at what she saw. … Read more
There are a LOT of crows out this morning. It’s weird and — writerbrain working overtime as it always does — frankly a bit unsettling. When I was walking Radar, we saw two complaining crows come flying out of a tree, being harassed by smaller birds. Not unusual for crows to go raiding nests for … Read more
As you’ve probably guessed from recent posts, I’ve gotten drawn into the Matthew Dicks universe lately, and he’s opened my eyes to a few things. Not just how much time I waste day-to-day noodling on the phone or otherwise not being as productive as I could be — he’s laser-focused on being as productive as … Read more