While I really miss having a workshop, an alternative which really spurs the creative juices is writing in a public place, ie a coffee shop. Once a month a writing buddy and I meet and for a couple of hours forget about 2nd drafts that have put me in the doldrums or why-am-I-doing-it-in-the-first-place-blues. You decide […]
Yesterday was both sad and hopeful. Debbie Friedman, a force for healing and peace in the Jewish music world died much too soon. Her music brought us comfort, prayer and a closeness to a divine power all set to melodies which caused your heart to cry, to love, to heal. Her negum (melodies) are used […]
It’s a new year and I’ve decided to start the blog again. This time I won’t expect anyone to follow it, it will just be my personal occasional comments on what I see. Sort of like the diary I kept when I was fourteen. I only did it for six weeks, but when I look […]
I’m a little late to jump on the bandwagon over Susan Boyle, but I’m not interested in talking about how I teared up when I heard her sing, or whether or not she’s real or a hoax perpertrated on the world of YouTube. My concern is the cruelty that was extended to her, the sneers, […]
I’m not quite a Pisces, I’m right on the cusp of Aires, but the ocean (actually any moving body of water) is like a meditation to me. Never learned to swim well, become panicked if my feet don’t touch the bottom, but put me next to the surf or overlooking a fast-moving river and I […]
It’s been an eon since I last posted and since then we’ve had an ecconomic meltdown, the world is obsessed with Twitter and texting, friends have lost their jobs, I’m financially down and yet this morning I am smiling and feeling good. Am I crazy? Maybe. But at times like these, the mere fact that […]
Who knew that as an author I’d be back auditioning myself and my book for a roomful of strangers who are looking for an easy fix for their booking problems. I was part of a two hour slog, where dozens of other writiers were also delivering their two-minute pitch as we all dutifully clapped every […]
Writing is considered a solitary game, so blogging without readers shouldn’t be such a catastrophe, but even when you keep a diary, you’re always hoping that someone will actually take a peek once in awhile. That’s why I finally decided to self-publish my novel, so that finally people could read it after all my years […]
