I got my MRI results about my back. In the grand scheme of things it's not tragic I have to give up running. I said 'not tragic' I didn't mean 'it was really easy.' I have disk narrowing between the L4 and L5, causing some disk bulging and accompanying annular tears. Think of the disc … Continue reading Bits of Wisdom During a Crazy Week
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Hold Fast
Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” Langston Hughes Final word count NaNoWriMo 2013: 25,514 While people shout out from the roof tops, in this case blogs and Tumblrs, they made it to the 50K mark, I wanted to be one of the people to … Continue reading Hold Fast
All Lit (Fest) Up
Other than writing about National Poetry Month and mourning a fictional character's death (R.I.P. Andrea), I did one major thing causing an anticipatory tingle. No Richard Armitage or Nathan Fillion did not show up at my door. (Although that would be so nice.) Staying in the realm of the fantastic, the major thing will happen on … Continue reading All Lit (Fest) Up
Why Poetry is No Joke
April 1st is not only April fools day, as witnessed by a hilarious 'leak' of the Comic Con program courtesy of Whedonsesque, it's the kick off to National Poetry month. Think of it one whole month to the most maligned, misunderstood, or misery-inducing literary forms. I have not clue why the word 'poetry' would cause … Continue reading Why Poetry is No Joke
Tuning Into a Frequency
I get the Daily Post from WordPress in my e-mail to catch up on tips for better writing. One of the best tips, the most simple, yet the most difficult is frequency. I looked at the two badges for 2013 (Post Everyday and Post Every Week) trying to make up my mind what's more realistic. … Continue reading Tuning Into a Frequency
Book Talk: What’s Next
People go through a period of mad reading, followed by a bit of a lull, then do more mad reading. Alright, I go through those periods although I pick up a newspaper, read a blog, read an online essay, among many things. Right now I experience the what-am-I-going-to-read paralyses until I pick up a book … Continue reading Book Talk: What’s Next
Unpaused Life 