life

Stay the Course

Writing is hard. It’s hard even when life is going smoothly, when your kids are in school and happy, when your finances are secure, when you have a support system/beta readers/great computer. When you’re not being chased by a pandemic or a fraught political and social climate. But now…WRITING IS HARD. So, if you are… Read more »

Existential

Existential crisis: a time when one questions whether their life has value, and whether that value transcends life itself. About six weeks ago I contracted a bacterial infection that landed me in the hospital for eight days with another five weeks of serious follow-up. During the early, medically-induced-spacy hours of this trial, I honestly thought… Read more »