(Here's to Tess Marshall for opening my world to LOVE! this month. Tess, you are amazing and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate you!) How sweet that our RAOKA (random acts of kick arse) posting for August landed ...
Category Archives: Mind-Body
Describe Your Awesomeness
I write every day. I have stories to tell. Sometimes I craft just a few pages in the morning (a la Julia Cameron's morning pages). Sometimes I write much more: short stories, blog posts (obviously), or poetry. And, like many authors, the goofy ...
Closer to Fine
Having been recently grilled in a spicy milieu by the barbecue master Tony Single, many of his questions put me in a reflective mood. Tony is a master of the art of the interview, by the way, and I was honored to be put in the hot seat by him. He and Cassy are ...
No Tom Toms in Trottersville
Hey lovlies! I hope your weekend was mah'velous! I wished I would've had my camera with me this weekend, I live in a beautiful area by the coast and there were weddings galore! I must have seen ten blushing brides being photographed in one ...
Chocolate Truffles, A Fine Wine, and Melting Butter
Happy day everyone. Tomorrow Jannie Funster will be here on the Front Porch if you'd like to say hello. In the mean time, I thought I'd share this ditty with you. I happened upon a comment yesterday and the last line stuck in my ...
RAOKA: Trust
July Theme: Trust (chosen by Gayze) Driving or walking in a busy area A visit to the dentist (sharp tools!) Buying an item online (sharing credit card numbers) Banking Living on a fault line (earthquakes!) All of these things I do without much thought. But, wow, ...
Front Porch: Dreams, Laughter, and Comic Inspiration
If you follow this blog, you know I host the Front Porch series about everyday stories—stories friends exchange on front porches, back yards, or in break rooms in snippets throughout our ...
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 10 – Training for Old Age
Warning: this post is longer than my usual ditties. The articles in my Your Body is a Fortress series are meant to be more meaty with heft and breadth. So, come back when you have more time if you'd like to learn ...
Nearing Half Way
I realized today that we're lightening close to midyear. When the realization hit me, I started thinking about my highs and lows for the first half of 2010. Since I try not to focus on low points, even though they have their purpose in life, I decided to highlight some of my highs for 2010 thus ...
The Story of You
Having been a writer for much of my life, I am always hungry to learn new story structure methodologies, writing tips, and and what drives the reader to push through a story without abandoning the novel at page two. As many successful writers suggest, reading has ...