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Hello world. This blog will feature personal insights, comments on the process of writing and timely news. Check back regularly for announcements and spontaneous dispatches. It can be a lonely world out there, so let’s keep talking to each other, okay? I’ll go first…
haiku wins contest
It is nearing the end of April (designated as National Poetry Month here in Canada) and I am very pleased to share that a haiku I wrote for a contest in my local library system was chosen to be the first place winner. It’s always exciting to “win” something, especially when, in this case, the
(ripening) before the bloom
Since I last wrote, life has been busy, off-kilter, and to be honest, I’m a hollow husk of my normal self at the moment. All of my plucky optimism and self-help mantras from the beginning of the year could not shield me from life pressures of late, and what I once turned to for escape
trick to being happy
Top ten ways to trick your brain into being happy in 2023.
have you heard the news?
Some handy tips on how to subscribe to and receive the glisk* newsletter.
in the beginning
An early missive from my childhood confirms that we fundamentally don’t change much in life; we just get more wrinkly.
why writers drink, and other funny stories
**Warning** Full bore pity party about how hard it is to write, plus a glimpse of my desk.
haiku wins contest
It is nearing the end of April (designated as National Poetry Month here in Canada) and I am very pleased to share that a haiku I wrote for a contest in my local library system was chosen to be the first place winner. It’s always exciting to “win” something, especially when, in this case, the
read more »
(ripening) before the bloom
Since I last wrote, life has been busy, off-kilter, and to be honest, I’m a hollow husk of my normal self at the moment. All of my plucky optimism and self-help mantras from the beginning of the year could not shield me from life pressures of late, and what I once turned to for escape
read more »
trick to being happy
Top ten ways to trick your brain into being happy in 2023.
read more »
have you heard the news?
Some handy tips on how to subscribe to and receive the glisk* newsletter.
read more »
in the beginning
An early missive from my childhood confirms that we fundamentally don’t change much in life; we just get more wrinkly.
read more »
why writers drink, and other funny stories
**Warning** Full bore pity party about how hard it is to write, plus a glimpse of my desk.
read more »
