I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen. Anne Lamott Many years ago, I wrote a quick post on the importance of paying attention. The poem… Continue reading Paying attention
Category: Inspirational Quotes
the connection of language and food
Before I ever cooked professionally or wrote one word, I had a deep connection to language and food because of my first teacher, my nana. “A writing cook and a cooking writer must be bold at the desk as well as the stove.”― M.F.K. Fisher She was an elementary school teacher and a principal for many… Continue reading the connection of language and food
Six “not new ways” to ignite your creativity this year
What does it mean to live more creatively? That’s what I promised myself this year after two years of “checking out” to pursue a graduate certificate in IT Project Management and get my PMP certification. Success on both of those goals! “To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to… Continue reading Six “not new ways” to ignite your creativity this year
Restarting your Writing Practice
“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” —Ray Bradbury, WD It has been more than a year since I wrote in a journal on a daily basis. And longer than that for blogging. But recently I rediscovered a… Continue reading Restarting your Writing Practice
Procrastination
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
One of my goals for the year is to submit more creative work. Last year I submitted a grand total of five poems, way off where I’d like to be. So I’ll be posting more this year when I find a writing, essay or poetry contest. 2017 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest_Deadline: April 30, 2017 For… Continue reading Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
The Writing Habit
“We become what we repeatedly do.” ― Sean Covey On Google, there are more than 64 million links on “the habit of writing.” Here’s just one. 10 Steps to Create the Habit of Writing. In procrastinating my writing, I’ve probably read several hundred. Jeff Goins made it even simpler when he wrote, “pick a space, set a… Continue reading The Writing Habit
She had wings
Gardening and Writing
“Making compost is rather like living. If you wait until you can do a perfect job, you’ll never get started. Better to make a start and learn as you go.” Ann Mendenhall A review of local literary journal, Greenwoman Magazine. When we moved to Colorado Springs our backyard consisted of a concrete slab sidewalk that… Continue reading Gardening and Writing
The Flowers of Early Spring
Snowdrop Flower, Plainfield, Vermont “The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.” Gertrude S. Waster I know spring is two months away but with our mild winter it seems like it’s right around the corner… Because we were visiting the East coast, we… Continue reading The Flowers of Early Spring