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Category: writing
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Vintage Kitchen: Pumpkin Pie
I do love pumpkin pie. I always look forward to the fall, when I can make it, and tuck into it with all the delicious whipped cream… ok, these days I often skip that part, for reasons. But I rarely make it out of season, even though there is no real reason not to –…
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Seeking a Cure for Writer’s Block
Writers everywhere know the pain of writer’s block. Staring at the blank paper has, in time, progressed to staring at a blank screen, with the horrendous addition of a blinking cursor flashing in your peripheral version like the tapping toe of an impatient secretary who just wants you to get on with it already. Sunk…
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People of the Mushroom Planet
So, the other day (ok, a few weeks back) someone shared a video of tiny people riding bugs. “You should do this!” They told me. Which does sound like a lot of fun, but it takes time, patience, and possibly refrigeration to train insects to carry riders. Beside that, where do you get miniature people?…
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A culture of infantilism
“having an internal locus of control is associated with less stress and better health, whereas having an external locus of control is correlated with anxiety disorders. Importantly, an internal locus of control appears to be a decisive factor in determining whether one will be psychologically resilient.” We are all ultimately in control of our own…
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Sketchbook Dump
So I’m sitting waiting for the daughter to get out of an appt and I remembered I hadn’t blogged…
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Marvelous Mushrooms
Fairy rings, toad stools, legendary poisons and delectable dinners, mushrooms give us so much. More than we give them credit for, actually. Fungus break down dead things and add nutrients back into the soil, making life a lot more pleasant than it would without decay. Fairy rings are actually a pattern created by saprophytic mushrooms…
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Professional Daydreamer
I’m stressed – nothing big, just life transitioning again – and normally when I’m stressed, I stop being creative. This time? The creativity has kicked into a whole new level. I’m confused. I’m not complaining, but still, I wish my brain were a little more predictable. Especially because what’s popping into my head isn’t terribly…
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Status check: Writing
So my schedule is blown up, but that’s ok. I’m looking at the silver lining, and seeing that I’m going to have a few hours a week where I’m basically sitting and waiting on kids at various activities. So! I should be able to write during those, if I practice good discipline. However, I do…
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I write, therefore I art
“Transcendent Ripples” I’ve been creating art recently, and writing. I have been sharing the art, but not so much the fiction – other than the odd short thing last week – because I’m actually back to writing on the novel again. Which novel? Good Question! The East Witch will be the fourth of the Underhill…
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In Memoriam 2: Christopher Stasheff
This, the second part of our memorial to Christopher Stasheff, is tangential to the man. It’s a measure of his legacy, which was not only the immortal books he’d written, but the children he’d raised. One of those, Edward, became a writer as well, and here my First Reader interviewed him about living in the…