The Writing Life 6/13

The Mess That Is Me

I have to admit, I have struggled today to write this blog post. It’s not even the one I had planned on writing. Today’s topic was...

Change is good. It keeps us from growing stagnant and pushes us forward. It keeps things alive and fresh. In a world of stale ideas we...

2013 is almost over. Everyone is making resolutions that they will break before January and planning out the coming year. The girls and...

If you’ve been paying attention to the Mess over the past couple of weeks - and shame on you if you haven’t - then you know a couple of...

Most organized bodies, such as governments, religions, businesses, clubs, and even families, have lists of Dos and Don’ts. It doesn’t...

When the boys were younger, we would buy them those disposable cameras to take on field trips and vacations. It was the safest method...

The soul was rotting, facing a fiery eternity in the bottom of a three door file cabinet, drowning in the sin of bad grammar and poor...

Life can be so complicated at times. People can be even more complicated. As a matter of fact, I think it is because people are...

One of the main rules of writing I have often heard is that one must find that quiet nook away from a busy household that will enable you...

Every morning I can be found in the same spot. It’s usually after my first taxi run where I’m taking the girls to work, but I’ll be...