In my recent wayfarings, I’ve encountered several fellow travelers who’ve asked, “Should I use my real name? Real picture? Make changes to this, that, or the other?” Before you read any further, take a cue from one of my faves, Lewis Carroll, and Play Me. You needn’t watch the video; it’s only a slideshow of Babs … More A Year of Growth and Change
This post is a part of Alex J. Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group. We meet the first Wednesday of every month to share our doubts and fears, or words of encouragement on obstacles conquered. For more information, follow the link to Alex’s site. Hope to see you next month. The following story took place last … More Love Bugs and Dog Days
New Beginnings Another year, another month, another week, another day, and another IWSG post to kick things off. Yes, 2013 has arrived, much to the disappointment of doomsdayists, angst-ridden teens, and the Mayans – Maya Angelou and Maya Rudolph – who are busy scrambling for sold-out day planners at Office Depot. They simply couldn’t face another day … More The Year of the Writer
Thanks to Alex J. Cavanaughfor hosting the IWSG FaceEverythingAndRevise! November, with its cozy fall mixture of auburn and gold, the chill in the air, the cranberry mold, reminds us to pause for a moment and hold those dear to us close to our hearts. Ah…it’s few and far between that I wax poetic, but there’s something … More IWSG — F.E.A.R.
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” – Ayn Rand October 11th seems like a lifetime ago — a bygone era, the days of yore. A once upon a time when I still tread water and chased windmills on the same blog, before the split and … More I’d Like to Thank the Academy…
M.L. Swift, Writer 