Discover Prompts: Day 23 – Note

Today is April 24. One more catch-up prompt and I’m caught up! This entry is for the word “note.” Today’s the day you start a diary. Take note of how you’re feeling. As Natalie Goldberg says in her book, Writing Down the Bones, “We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and theirContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 23 – Note”

Discover Prompts: Day 18 – New

It’s April 23, Shakespeare’s birth and death days. I’m still a bit behind on Discover Prompts. Here’s an entry for Day 18 – New. Every day, I grow more self-conscious about getting older. My skin is changing. My hair is thinning. My paunch is expanding, though it’s not big by most standards, big for meContinue reading “Discover Prompts: Day 18 – New”

Recent Articles on Medium – January and February 2020

I’ve been writing articles on Medium.com. So pop on over there and take a look. Here is the list of my most recent articles, including one featured on the Better Humans publication. Please share with your friends. I’ll be getting back to my Hawaii series soon. There’s more to come! For now, enjoy! How toContinue reading “Recent Articles on Medium – January and February 2020”

Block Identified

Photo by Immortal shots from Pexels For years, I’ve tried keeping a blog, writing stories and poems, keeping up a journal, and writing large projects. For the most part, I’ve been successful on a scholarly basis, and in writing creatively for occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, and the like. But a sustained creative effort for completing a chapbook ofContinue reading “Block Identified”

Writing Anniversary

Photo: Pixabay / Pexels.com While most people were donning costumes, carving pumpkins, and trick or treating, I was silently celebrating the start of writing my memoir. On October 31, 2018 at The Owl Shop in New Haven, CT, I began this journey, thinking it would take about 6 months. Now one year later, I estimateContinue reading “Writing Anniversary”

This Is Me

Photo: Pixabay / Pexels.com Sometimes I think I’ve lived the life of the main character in Henry James’ story “The Beast in the Jungle.” I’ve been waiting for something significant to happen to me. I know something significant, something special, is waiting for me. And in my head, I have written my entire life, writtenContinue reading “This Is Me”