I have not found the warmth of the clear blue day. The beautiful golden yellow that used to color my life and my days seems gone, never to return. The excitement of wanting to know what is next, the thrill of finding out what is coming. The anticipation that used to accompany my waking every morning. No, I do not live there anymore. Now, I live in the colder black where everything is a challenge, every statement an opening…

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I receive dozens of emails a day. Some is spam but most is something I need to actually look at and respond to. On occasion I get emails from people who have written blogs or such about how to write this or that. For instance: I got one today about writing death scenes in a book. It is a short article but I think it brings up really good points. You can find that here:…

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How refreshing a good (metaphorical) slap in the face is.



I recently came in contact with the work of Paul Hedderman. Just the whole idea of this guy registered an internal "Yes!" feeling within me. I love that he is open. And that he shares his knowledge of addiction recovery & his awareness of the unlimited self.… Continue

Let me tell you something that I have learned: Keep It Moving!



After going through September 11th in New York City; after (foolishly) receiving chemotherapy during a huge health scare; after finding out that I lost my money in the stock market; after dealing with an injured spine; after, after, after, - it doesn't matter what I am dealing with, what matters… Continue

 

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”

—    Franklin D. Roosevelt

Everyone that knows me knows that I read a lot of books. I review books, I read them for…

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   Please Forgive a novice on the site if this is appearing in the wrong place.



I have created a new blog site, specifically for a brand new contest that I will be hosting every month.

PARAGRAPHS OF POWER, is the name of the contest and the blog.



The challenge is to write… Continue

TO ALL THE RIHANNA’S OF THE WORLD

FROM THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE

If he hits you once

He'll hit you twice

He'll beat you again and again

He'll cry and he'll swear that

He would not dare

But soon you will see

Your scars back they will be

You must love yourself

Or you may visit your death

By the same man that holds you

And kiss you and scolds you

Your grave might just be in the sea

I know what it’s like

To be beat with my… Continue

[cross-posted from Millicent and Carla Fran]



Courtesy of Carla Fran, my co-blogger. If you need a giggle and a snort with your coffee, read on:



Norman Mailer is a self-mythologizer, very much in love with the idea of the hungover writer who understands the virility of being. Writing is dangerous: you risk alcoholism, depression and madness if you let yourself go into your art.… Continue