There's something to be said for a rainy day like today. It makes me want to do nothing more than nap under a wool blanket. But I have been productive today, regardless. One more week to pass and then we start looking at condos. These model suites we've been viewing have been sort of depressing,…
The more I try to plan out the plot for my new story, the more questions I seem to come up with. I'm trying to create the backstory upon which the entire story will be based; the rules of this new world, and trying to come up with a way to weave both into the…
I've had a penpal since seventh grade. We've kept in contact, first writing letters then via email every few weeks. One summer, he even flew up from New York and we had one of our infamous Mom's-out-of-town parties. Yesterday, I emailed him to check-in and see how his wedding plans are going. He mentioned he…
I'm feeling irritable tonight. Mostly, I think it has to do with my not being able to come up with the right details to do work on all the story ideas I have. I'm distracted, my mind is spinning, filtering ideas, trying to come up with the right combinations. I don't know if I'm just…
For some reason, when I think about all the houses we lived in when I was a kid, the one that holds a sense of nostalgia for me is Finsbury. I'm not sure why. Avalon was the party house; 20th Street was just sort of there (and the funniest memories I have of that place…
I did OK today. I did some research for the two-story ideas that I came up with yesterday. But between exercising them working on jewelry orders, I had no time to do anymore planning. I'm really trying to stop the excuses. The more I make them, the deeper the rut seems to get. The bigger…