Fiction Monday – 283
December 22, 2025
Welcome to the two hundred and eighty third edition of Fiction Monday.
“Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it.” —Anne of Green Gables … More Fiction Monday – 283
Breathing Life into “Could Be”
December 22, 2025
Don’t let the should be eclipse your could be,
for every could be
can breathe fresh life on its own,
and bloom spectacularly
when given a chance.
… More Breathing Life into “Could Be”
Fiction Monday – 282
December 16, 2025
Welcome to the two hundred and eighty second edition of Fiction Monday.
“As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.” —Margaret Deland
… More Fiction Monday – 282
Fiction Monday – 281
December 8, 2025
Welcome to the two hundred and seventy-eighth edition of Fiction Monday.
“Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.” —Leo Tolstoy … More Fiction Monday – 281
My Morning Ritual
December 7, 2025
Every morning — well, most mornings — I start my day by writing my morning pages.
It’s a slow process ,the first reminder to slow down and savor the moment. And of course, it’s 5 a.m., it’s cold, and I’m somewhere between sleepy and trying to keep my eyes open. … More My Morning Ritual
On Days Like Today
December 4, 2025
Some days are like today. I feel empty—
like there is nothing I can do,
like there is nothing I can excel at.
Emptiness, a rapidly attacking virus, chews me up from the inside, and I’m disappearing. Slowly. Steadily.
… More On Days Like Today
Fiction Monday – 280
December 1, 2025
Welcome to the two hundred and seventy-eighth edition of Fiction Monday.
“Permit yourself to change your mind when something is no longer working for you.” —Nedra Glover Tawwab … More Fiction Monday – 280
Stifle
December 1, 2025
It only stays quiet for a little while—
all the dreams,
all the quests,
once stifled
resurface yet again
with a vengeance.
… More Stifle
Fiction Monday – 279
November 25, 2025
Welcome to the two hundred and seventy-eighth edition of Fiction Monday.
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” —Alice Walker … More Fiction Monday – 279
Writing Life
November 24, 2025
Some nights,
the pull of a poem
is so intense
that I can hardly resist,
while the comfort
my bed and blanket
offer, lies in wait. … More Writing Life
Void Thoughts 