As someone who has been entrenched in the spirits and craft cocktail world as a writer and blogger for several years now, it had been quite a while since I had taken a significant booze break. In fact, I hadn’t …
A love letter to my husband
I remember so much about the first day we met (eight years ago today). I had put the date off and rescheduled a few times because typically, first dates are a wash. I had no idea that this one would …
The art of noticing: mindfulness & writing
This past weekend, I attended a small, intimate writing workshop on mindfulness and creative writing. I heard about it only the day before it happened and when I read the description, I felt pulled to go immediately. Now, if you …
2018: The state of being reflected
Reflection: noun the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way. an image; representation; counterpart. a fixing of the thoughts on …
A little Brave Magic: Harness Your POWER — entry ::three::
I still have a lot I want to share about Brave Magic. So here is post three: all about *MOTHERFUCKATUDE*, as coined by Cheryl Strayed. When I think about power in a general sense, I usually get stuck on how …
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A few poems
Yeah, still digging through life, you guys. Going back back back through the archives of old websites to find old poetry. Thought I’d post a few here––ones that won’t be getting a rewrite/revision/repurpose. These aren’t my best by any means, …
Look back: 20 year snapshot
Recently, I have been going through my old writing — old websites, old books, old photo albums, doing research of my life like I have a test coming up. This is all of course, for my book and it has …
30 days of Instagram sobriety: a writer pontificates (and complains)
Oh, the gram. This is the first time since I joined the platform, back in the old days, that I have taken a very deliberate break: deleting the app from my phone and adhering to virtual platform silence for over …
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Claiming clarity: Brave magic entry :::two:::
The only thing that has been saving my sanity over the past two weeks is working through my notes from Brave Magic. Because, what on earth is happening in our country right now? What world am I living in? Oh …
A little Brave Magic: entry ::one::
It has been a week since I set off on my Brave Magic weekend with Cheryl Strayed and Elizabeth Gilbert. For a week, I have been working hard to articulate what happened. Working through my notes to create some kind …
What’s your ritual?
Needed: A new ritual Because, you know what is not ideal? When you finally get some clarity on a very important project, and then––your time is sucked into the universe with other things. Other things that are actually super important …
The pathway to a book: “Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest.”
–quote: Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic– Most writers, at some point — no matter what kind of writing they do — toy with the idea of writing a book. What “book” means to different writers, is of course different, but the …
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