Did you notice it’s hurricane season again? What, with no decorations, or Hallmark cards, or three-day weekends, you missed it? Understandable. As established by the US’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1st through November. The whole month of November. A full six […]
Respect the Trigger: On Anxiety Attacks Read More »
Why are artists tortured? Not because of the demons that inhabit them. Nor because of the “blocked” times when creativity hides and the demons can’t be exorcised. No, I think artists are tortured (assuming, of course, they all are) simply because they live in perpetual vulnerability. To share one’s vision, one’s magical spark with the
Creating a Monster? How Winning a Personal Essay Contest Encourages Read More »
As I said before, this new writing journey of mine is new but not new. I’ve just never devoted time and worked to hone the craft of writing like I’m doing now. Still, when does one consider themselves a “writer”—when the words hit the page (or, more accurately, the screen)? Or before, when they percolate
When The Dream Comes True Read More »
Whenever I mention I’m working on a memoir, someone inevitably states, “Someday I should write my memoirs…” I’ve heard folks say this and wonder what they’re talking about. How many books do they plan to write? Then I realize, they must mean memories, as in a collection of. I think the term memoirs was (or
I’m Writing A Memoir (not memoirs, just saying) Read More »