I write down all of the dreams I can remember. Sometimes, I wake in the middle of the night to write them–those are the best. Misspelled words, rough drawings, and incomplete sentences, yet totally raw and full of emotion. Sometimes, my dreams seem pretty meaningless or mundane. But as I examine them and dig into the representations my subconscious makes, … Read More
*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More
*A note before you read this. After doing an audit of my blog in 2022, I have decided to leave content that speaks to the Christian I was at the time this was written. I no longer identify as Christian (and haven’t for a very long time.) I chose to leave these posts because it is who I was then … Read More
But it’s something. I haven’t looked at my novel since December. Right before I went to be with Jill before she died. I don’t know if her death shut me down. Death has a way of doing that to me. I don’t know what it was. But I got it out last night and I decided it was time to … Read More
Well, I messed up yesterday. I posted a Saturday picture when I wasn’t finished with Sunday. I’m not going to take you through every moment of my life, just the ones I took pictures of that I haven’t been blogging about. Pretend you care, okay. Humor me. I guess it was a good mistake though because today is Tackle It … Read More
This week I: Got caught up on laundry Made some homemade laundry detergent Made corned beef and cabbage for Phil and ruebens for me Unfortunately, my Christmas tree is still up I have no pictures today. I thought I would, I intended to, and then a storm swept in and I was left to do some major pruning. I’m talking … Read More
I barely made it out of bed at all yesterday. My fever: 102.2 My fever dream: The short story I’m working on for the Indiana Horror Writers anthology was printed out on a table. I saw a huge, god-like semi-colon in the air above it. A big freaking semi-colon. I said (to the semi-colon, mind you) “What are you doing … Read More
I’m reading it now. I’m only 34 pages in and have already seen fit to journal some quotations about being an artist. Like this one: “Remember that the truth is in the details. No matter how you see the world or what style it imposes on your work as an artist, the truth is in the details. Of course, the … Read More
My tree, the beautiful one I post pictures of. The power company has cut away so many of its branches and I can’t stop crying. What the hell is wrong with me? Before After
This week: Cleaned/organized my pantry Cleaned/organized my laundry room Did all but three loads of laundry (doing the rest today) Started (for the second time) Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Started reading a FABULOUS new version of the Bible: The Books of the Bible Planned for my writer’s retreat this weekend with the Indiana Horror Writers And yes. My Christmas … Read More