Mental Health

May 93 min read

Memoir of a Memoir: Cringe Writing

How's writing my memoir going, you ask? Well, I can sum everything up in one word: Oofa! It's a lot of cringe mixed with proper punctuation.

Mar 283 min read

A Conversation With My Brain

Whilst waiting for my bagel with lox spread at the local bagel joint, I let my brain know we needed to talk.

Mar 222 min read

#WriteDecision Blog -- One Year On

On March 19, 2023, I reintroduced blogging into my life. A year later, the #WriteDecisions blog is generally hunky dory.

Mar 93 min read

Creativity Amid Chaos

Ongoing chaos does one of two things to writers. Either it provides a plethora of ideas or they jump into the rabbit hole.

Feb 153 min read

Writer's Block Is Bull Feces

There's no such thing as writer's block. Now, let's move to the next subject: Publisher's Clearing House is a front for the Illuminati.

Feb 83 min read

Adventures in Unemployment

It's the waiting that gets to you. Waiting for job applications, LOIs, and unemployment payments.

Feb 33 min read

Seriously, How Are You Doing Today?

Thank you, Elmo. You furry, first-person speaking, three-year-old you. He blew up the internet by asking how we were doing.

Jan 113 min read

Faith And Slipper Socks: Memoir of A Memoir

My memoir "Faith and Slipper Socks" is about mental illness, late-stage diagnosis of bipolar disorder and time in a mental treatment center.

Dec 30, 20234 min read

Three Words for 2024: Pivot, Transition, Fearless

I'm incorporating three critical, life-saving words into my vocabulary. Those three words are Pivot, Transition, and Fearless.

Dec 15, 20234 min read

5 Things To Do When the Job Ends

To help you through the transition between one job and another, when money may not be coming in, here are 5 things to do.

Nov 25, 20231 min read

NaNoWriMo 2023: Week Three

A total of 15,046 words, which is a significant jump. I'd like to thank the typing class I took in my sophomore year of high school.

Nov 16, 20232 min read

NaNoWriMo 2023: Week Two

8,164 words. I should be at 25,000 in the challenge. The thing is, I have to take the kids to school, ensure I smell okay.

Oct 26, 20233 min read

NaNoWriMo: Mental Health is First

A reason NaNoWriMo contestants run into difficulties is mental health. Determined to reach 50K words by Nov. 30, they put their health aside

Sep 7, 20233 min read

Let's Talk About Death (Insert Laughs Here)

Like the title song to the "M*A*S*H" movie says, "Suicide is painless." On the contrary, it's painful for so many.

Aug 31, 20233 min read

Funny Writing, Not Funny Looking

Humor is returning to my writing, whether you want it to or not. After all, we need to laugh at something once in a while.

Mar 19, 20233 min read

Ready, Set, Go ... Again

My life has been like the movie "Groundhog Day." I continually repeat the same themes. I see brightness then stumble.