The One About The Return
Here we are, nearly two years after my last entry and I’m still not sure what the status of “me” is, but I’ll do the best to set the record straight. In 2016, my father was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He fought that…
The Sound of Silence
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh It seems, over and over again, that life wants to challenge you. That…
Hello from the other side
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. – Jane Yolen
2015: The Long and Winding Road to Nowhere
I try to keep in mind that it’s a long journey. It’s not a race. It’s about staying focused, continuing to do good work, make my family and community proud; that’s all I really want to do… and pay my bills. Gina Rodriguez I saw…
Rolling Along
Happy New Year to all! It has been a while since I’ve made an update here on my official site. 2014 was a whirlwind as I lost a loved one year ago yesterday, in April I started a new full time position at a new…
Life
Life really has a way of testing you and stacking things up. I am not going to dive into all the details but my life lately has been, well, beyond full. So many things going on and going wrong has really challenged me lately. I…
Keep on Trucking
[dropcap type=”square” text=”I” text_color=”#ffffff” bg_color=”#ff8c00″]’m still working myself into a normal routine with the ol’ blog here but my main concentration has been on writing my manuscript. I’m making decent progress as I get the story hammered out. While I have been writing I am…
There and Back Again
[dropcap type=”square” text=”W” text_color=”#ffffff” bg_color=”#ff8c00″]ell the craziness of life has wrapped me up again. Trying to get things ready for a well needed vacation before our first daughter is born this fall which is a lot of preparation in itself. I’ve been trying to put my graphic design…
Reflecting on Days Gone By
Life [dropcap type=”square” text=”S” text_color=”#ffffff” bg_color=”#ff8c00″]o yet again life throws me a curveball or two. Family members stricken with illness & beloved family pets losing their health battles and passing away has made the last few weeks not only tough but tiring and really lacking…
Restarting the Fire
[dropcap type=”square” text=”W” text_color=”#ffffff” bg_color=”#ff8c00″]ell, it seems like I might have some bad luck when it comes to trying to post and write in a consistant manner. My day job became very crazy for a few weeks there and I basically worked 2-3 weeks straight…