Last night I had to be talked off the ledge. “What if I’ve made a big mistake,” I said. “You’re not making a mistake.” “What if this is just a big waste of time? What if this becomes just another general studies degree?” “But it’ll be a Master’s in […]
Yesterday I kept thinking about social media and my love/hate relationship with it. And then last night I got sucked in and wasted what little time I had left in the day. It was the comments. You know, they’re like potato chips — you can’t read just one! Yesterday […]
I’m in week five of my current class — almost half way through it. This one is rough, but I’ve been trying to also make time for family and friends because that’s what’s most important in life. I don’t want the summer to pass by and to have not done […]
Have you ever tried taking your prompt words from a book full of Poe? Eek! I had to skip over the first few that I picked because I just wasn’t brave enough! Today’s words are society, situation, and wretches and here’s my very short paragraph. Her blank face said it […]
Sometimes when I’m stuck and can’t think of anything to write, I go through whatever book is closest and pick out 3-5 random words and then see what comes to mind using them. Today’s words are flowers, crinkling, and darkness. This is the short paragraph that resulted. The loud crinkling […]
I haven’t done much writing lately. In my defense, I have been doing a lot of reading and studying. I just finished The Silent Patient and The Family Upstairs — both excellent books. The Silent Patient masterfully weaves the unexpected into the ending and The Family Upstairs has lots of […]