Prioritising Projects
I haven’t written any fiction since April 6th. I know I’m not alone in having my routines shaken up by a certain world-wide event, but it doesn’t make it any […]
Category Archives: Day-to-Day
Human first, writer second: Posts about health, dayjob, family — off-screen life events.
Social Isolation and Exploring Priorities
Hai. Long time no see. Things have been so interesting, and mostly… slow. I’m really trying to balance my priorities, and it’s definitely a harder set of decisions to make […]
A Review and Plans for 2020
I’ve hesitated to write and post this, because 2019 was not a great writing year. I wrote 51,173 words, which is the lowest for nearly a decade. This may also […]
My Day Of Birth Has Arrived, Again
It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’ve celebrated it well today with a walk around town, new clothes + boots and a batternberg-milkybar-flake shakeaway milkshake. Yes, it was Incredible. Five stars. […]
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: June-July 2019
“Faerie-folk gather in the woodland glades, and frolic beside moss-banked streams; the fires of summer burn green and gold, and everywhere there is high magick afoot!” – Michele Morgan […]
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: May 2019
“There is a wildness in the air, a spice that belongs to more than lilacs or the sweet woodruff blooming beneath the trees. Ferns glisten with morning dew, and somewhere, […]
Lessons in Wanting Too Much (& Doing Just Enough)
It’s the end of May, and this year, you may have noticed, my weekly post schedule has pretty much fallen to a monthly post, after 2 years of consistent, weekly […]
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: Mar-Apr 2019
“Milk-white clouds pillow in an agate sky. Buds swell tightly against slender branches, and soft, mousy catkin beg to be patter by children on their way to school. Fresh rain […]
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: Jan-Feb 2019
“Winter fights valiantly to hold the land. The earth and the sky are grey, leaden, and heavy with the cold. But here and there, scattered like jewels in the sodden grass, the first slender tips […]
Word of the Year – 2019
Intention I debated different words for 2019, all a little less passive than my past ones. Since 2011, my previous words have included ‘strength‘, ‘connect‘, ‘improve‘, ‘settle‘, ‘kindness‘, ‘create‘, and […]
