Part 4 - Acceptance and Recovery After losing a loved one, take the time to grieve but don’t make “that place” your forever domicile. When you take the steps to pull yourself out of your chasm of despair, you’ll move on to a full. Joyful life. It takes a conscious effort to rise from the… Continue reading Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again – A Personal Experience-Part 4
Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again – A Personal Experience-Part 3
Part 3 - Depression, Reflection & Loneliness After a loved one passes away, some people feel anger and go through a bargaining stage, blaming a higher entity, or promising to be a better person. I experienced a brief depression (to be expected), but reflection and loneliness were more prevalent for me. The loss of my… Continue reading Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again – A Personal Experience-Part 3
JULY 2023 BOOK OF THE MONTH – RECOMMENDED READING FOR AUTHORS
SHOW DON’T TELL by SANDRA GERTH Show Don’t Tell is a short, chock-full-of-information primer written by a lady who is also an editor. It takes time to master the techniques she teaches and I think the book should be part of every author’s library. It is one of five books in her Writers’ Guide series.… Continue reading JULY 2023 BOOK OF THE MONTH – RECOMMENDED READING FOR AUTHORS
Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again-A Personal Experience-Part 2
Part 2 - Pain and Guilt When I returned to the rehab hospital the next morning, my husband was distraught. He claimed no one would tell him where he was, and they wouldn’t give him a phone to call me. Anguish colored his voice. “I told them you would never leave me. I worried you… Continue reading Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again-A Personal Experience-Part 2
Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again – A Personal Experience-Part 1
Part 1 - Shock and Denial Death is inevitable but that doesn’t make it any easier when you lose your spouse, your parent, your child, or a beloved pet. In my case, it was my husband. It doesn’t matter if they have been deteriorating from the ravages of cancer or alzheimers (you fill in the… Continue reading Losing a Loved One and Learning to Live Again – A Personal Experience-Part 1
Tater Time – Not So Much
Anticipation bubbled within me at the thought of unearthing several potatoes from my second grow bag. Little green remained on the two limp, live stalks. It must be time. I amassed my supplies: white trash bags for the soil, gardening measuring cup, and mini rake and spade, then headed out into the sun (90-degree heat),… Continue reading Tater Time – Not So Much
Pondering a Problem Scene
Photo by JESHOOTS.com from Pexels I like to lay in bed for about an hour after I wake up, thinking about a scene I'm writing. I picture it frame-by-frame—the visuals, the emotions of each character, their actions, what they think and what they say. A few days ago, I was mulling over a scene that… Continue reading Pondering a Problem Scene
Taught Dialogue Class at High School
I taught a Dialogue 101 class yesterday to a high school creative writing club. It was an interesting experience. Half of the class interacted, the other half did not. School sure has changed in xx years (I'm not telling how many years). I guess the days of all the desks facing the teacher's desk at… Continue reading Taught Dialogue Class at High School
16 Things You Should Know Before You Get a Dog
by Glory Wade Are you ready to add a dog to your family? There are several things you should consider before stepping into this long-term commitment. I offer this questionnaire to help you before you adopt or buy a canine, or two, or three. 1. Why do you want a dog? (Select all that… Continue reading 16 Things You Should Know Before You Get a Dog
PUPPY TRAINING: Will Cute Today be Cute Tomorrow? What are You Teaching Your Dog?
Today: “Ohhhh, isn’t that cute?” A few months later: “No! Bad dog!” Do you want him to bark for food (or anything else) when his adorable little arf turns into a deep bark? Don’t teach your dog to bark for food unless you can live with it when he is older. Also discourage barking for… Continue reading PUPPY TRAINING: Will Cute Today be Cute Tomorrow? What are You Teaching Your Dog?
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