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I think I have mid-winter brain. Never mind that I like winter most of the time. I am still susceptible to hunkering down so much I get lazy and sluggish. My energy has almost disappeared. It’s work to put on coat and boots and go anywhere. Tuesday was a good example. An enormous full moon […]
Every time I go on social media, I see posts from someone pondering their next writing move. Maybe they are tapped out for inspiration or maybe they are considering a lot of ideas and don’t know which one will be best for them. Every week, when I think about what to post here, I have […]
I’ve been in a bad mood lately, the kind of bad mood that makes me want to do nothing more than lay on the couch and watch T.V. I could blame my bad mood on the weekend blizzard that dumped more than a foot of snow on my city just when we thought it was […]
Writing spaces are an intensely personal thing. Some of us have messy piles of books and papers like leaning towers populating our desks and floors. Some of us have magnetic bulletin boards that hold family photos and inspirational quotes and a HTML cheat sheet. Or maybe there are nice wooden bookshelves that actually match the […]
I’m thinking about details today – the small things that we may or may not see, but once noticed, hold their own sort of beauty. And I’m thinking about what prompts any of us to write or make other art. For me, travel offers a vast buffet of prompts and images that keep me going […]
Monday has a bad reputation – back to work, back to the grind, back to waking up with the alarm clock, back to dressing to please someone else perhaps. But catching delight can shift perspectives in a second. This morning, for example, I came to my desk early to sift through slush at Gyroscope Review, where […]
Some Mondays are better left wordless. Let your mind wander. Click on the photos that inspire you to see a larger version. All photos by KCMickelson.
Who watched the Super Bowl last night? Millions of us, including me. I’m not exactly a sports fan, but there is something about this final football game of the season that pulls me in. I used to think I was pulled in by the fun commercials that accompany the game, the spectacular half-time shows (Lady Gaga gets […]
Writing prompts to get you moving. At the beginning of this week, I did one of my favorite things: head outside in the early morning to capture images from the garden. They always soothe and inspire me. My wish is that these images do the same for you. Next week, I’ll have five more from […]
