2022. 2022. So many twos. Not a palindrome. Not yet. But there are articles out there, looking for meaning, symbols, some kind of reasoning and link to something. There must be something that can explain all this, she thinks, as she puts on her mask and checks for hand sanitizer. What can be said? A … Continue reading The Canary Who Jumps
Grow where you are planted
Has it really been 10 years since Access All Areas was first published? It's hard to believe. It's been a long, strange trip, as another band once said. The excitement around the Access trilogy, and the first book in particular, the newness of it all, the readers who shared their thoughts - it was amazing. … Continue reading 10 Years…
Holiday Season And here it is. Food and decorations and candles and things. Memories. Sadness. When there is so much to say there is nothing to say. It’s very quiet here, neighbors gone away. One family across the street had a son and daughter-in-law and baby arrive yesterday for a visit. The mother stood by … Continue reading Holiday Season
I’m taking advice from a squirrel on TikTok. No, seriously. It’s 11am, and I’ve looked at enough emails, and here is a squirrel giving me advice – and I’m listening. It just told me that perfectionism and trying to please everyone is not the way forward. Seeing as I just received a competitive, blame-shifting email … Continue reading Wildness
The 20th anniversary of…that day. What a complicated memory. You try not to think about it, but then you do. It’s true what they say, that you remember exactly where you were when you heard. 20 difficult, troubled years – and many of the same problems are the same. Or worse. NYC was never the … Continue reading 20 Years Ago
Hello everyone, Happy to let you know that you can now get Touch Memory on Barnes and Noble and Kobo.
Reality Thinking on Memorial Day We have weekends, and they are supposed to refresh us for the work week. The time that is significant, where we go out into the world and work at whatever it is we do. Long weekends are supposed to be best, because there is that extra day. An extra day! … Continue reading Reality
Well. I can almost hear the gods of Google shouting at me. Two negative ideas in the title. Bad SEO. No clicks for that. That sound…bwah bwah bwah…the one they have in game shows and cartoons when someone gets it wrong. But wait a minute. I’ve been in meetings over the past two weeks where … Continue reading Returning to work is a feminist issue
I'm working on a new blog post, etc. etc. blah blah. While sending work emails for the work that pays the rent. And looking out the window. Always looking out the window. And then I came across this song. It was one of my favorites when I was a teenager. This entire album actually. Albums. … Continue reading Memories and Irony
