“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” -Gustave Flaubert
Life
Mid-Week Musings
"This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." -William Shakespeare I am … Continue reading Mid-Week Musings
Is The Pen Mightier Than The Sword?
Is The Pen Mightier Than The Sword? I was exceptionally lucky to be gifted with my writing voice relatively young. Being vocal with the written word is something that runs in my family, but for years, I kept things bottled up and didn’t have a lot to say. Being told “Write what you know, think, … Continue reading Is The Pen Mightier Than The Sword?
Tell Me…
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” -Mary Oliver
Editing Is…
And now you all know why I edit my own work. I refuse to be butchered.
Goodbye November
Goodbye November Some months are good to you, and others are a bitch. Sometimes a month is riddled with bad news, negativity, hostility, and unhappiness. When a month is ugly, you need to say goodbye, and leave it behind you. It’s senseless to constantly look behind you to the bad when the future is going … Continue reading Goodbye November
No One Is…
“No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are.” - Paulo Freire
Make The Most Of…
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
