Today I write. What to write is the question I have to answer. I suppose I can give an update on the novel’s progress. It is coming along. I have done a basic story outline, which outlines the major events that move the story forward in 25 chapters. I also…

Procrastination between acts! — I think I have passed another hurdle in my writing adventures. Progress has been slow. It’s hard to hold yourself accountable when all you seem to want to do is take the easy route. For me, the easy road is procrastinating and pretending like I’m not wasting productive time that…

Happy New Year! A day late and a dollar short. That should be the title of my Memoir; if I were to write one. I took a long break from writing. Death and family drama can, and frankly did, take the wind out of one’s sails. So, here I am several months post…

I didn’t ask for this. Despite what you think. Who asks to be born? To be left alone, defenseless, and new? I forgave you eventually — or at least I thought I had. I couldn’t hang on to the anger anymore. I had to break the cycle. Parents are supposed…

There has been so much loss in my life recently, and it is hard to keep my head clear. I find myself overwhelmed to the point of suffocation. Each new offense adds another dark brick atop an already precarious tower, threatening to topple the whole thing down around me. …

An opaque plastic cube topped with a black hinged lid, the box contains all I have of my grandfather’s family history. My grandfather was a private man and didn’t talk much about his past. After his passing, Mom gave me the box under the condition of a commitment. So here…

I am a control freak. I suppose it isn’t surprising if you take a look at my past. I had a hard life as a kid. …