Writing Your Guts Out – A Writer’s Best Medicine

Writing Your Guts Out – A Writer’s Best Medicine

I am sitting in the lush and comfortable living room of a heritage home Bed & Breakfast as I write this.  I am not on vacation, but rather resting with my feet up after preparing a gourmet breakfast for the guests who are staying here. Yes, I work here off and on...
The Tao of Writing – A Way of Life

The Tao of Writing – A Way of Life

What Is The Tao? In its most basic definition, The Tao is natural law, or how things happen. It can also be described as a way of life, or how to live in conscious harmony with the natural law. With this description in mind, I wanted to explore The Tao further as to...
Writers and Coffee – A Match Made In Heaven

Writers and Coffee – A Match Made In Heaven

Writers have an almost crazed reputation for being notorious coffee drinkers, and I would venture to guess there isn’t another group of people who have a closer association with drinking copious amounts of the brew than writers. There are a lot of writers I know...
Writing Close To The Bone – Part Two

Writing Close To The Bone – Part Two

I am sitting in a cozy chair in the living room while I begin writing close to the bone. I can hear the tic…tic of the clock on the wall. The sound of the fridge humming in the background is almost soothing. Too much silence can be loud. The cat is purring on...
Poets & Angels Rising in Love

Poets & Angels Rising in Love

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “and the meek shall inherit the earth.” I like to imagine “the meek” as the energy of poets and angels. Yes, you know who you are. You are the ones hanging out on the fringes of society, peering in...