Tears: A Gift

When I was a young teenager, no older than 15, I was put on Prozac. Yes, believe it or  not, there was a doctor out there willing to put a child on Prozac. I didn't last long on that stuff. I still felt all the sadness and hurt I felt pre-Prozac, the only difference was…Read more Tears: A Gift

No Longer Shamed but Forgiven (my testimony #1)

After much thought and personal deliberation, I have decided that every now and again I will write faith based posts. For a long time, I avoided such public proclamations of my faith, not because I was ashamed or embarrassed, but because I never felt knowledgeable enough to join that conversation - others are much more…Read more No Longer Shamed but Forgiven (my testimony #1)

I Know This Tune . . .

*SPOILER ALERT - LES MISERABLES I just finished watching the 2012 Hollywood Les Miserables. I loved it - this isn't a movie review, so that is as far as my "reviewing" will go. This is actually going to tie in with  a previous post of mine "Hollywood Love and Jane Austen Dreams". Les Miserables is…Read more I Know This Tune . . .

My Muse: A Sadistic Bitch

The Muses: Of Greek origin. Considered the givers of knowledge, providers of inspiration.  Well that's all well and good if yours is not a sadistic bitch. I do not have a tangible, physical muse. Mine is of internal origins. And she hates me. Most writers (or artists in general) make generic references to a muse…Read more My Muse: A Sadistic Bitch

The Loss of a Beloved Character/Friend

There used to be a time when you could count on a "happily ever after" in all of your books and movies. That time is gone. It's gone for a good reason, that got too predictable and therefore difficult to engage in.  However, with that predictability gone sad sad endings occur. Obviously, I have a…Read more The Loss of a Beloved Character/Friend

My Script: Part 1 – One Week

This is a creative non-fiction piece I wrote nearly a year ago. It was my first attempt at non-fiction and it is excruciatingly personal. I have been hesitant to put it up, but the only way to be a real writer is to be willing to open yourself up to the world. As a writer,…Read more My Script: Part 1 – One Week

An Insomniac Writes – When Do You Write?

When does a writer write? How does a writer write? These are the thoughts the plague my mind when I should be down and out under the magical spell of the sandman, but, alas, it is not to be, at least not at this moment - maybe when this glass of wine is finished. When…Read more An Insomniac Writes – When Do You Write?

Pointless Musings, before Dawn, from an Insomniac . . .

Up at 5:30 in the morning. Let me stress that, in the morning, part. I am NOT a morning person. I think that this may actually be the first time I have been awake AND gotten out of bed without having to be somewhere or having to finish a paper because I waited until the…Read more Pointless Musings, before Dawn, from an Insomniac . . .

A New Book

There are few things in life that make me as happy as a new book. (Well, Fitzwilliam makes me absolutely happiest, but a brand new book is a very close second with a new movie on the heals of the those). Now this may appear sad to some, but I am absolutely in love with…Read more A New Book

Reading the Day Away . . .

I teach English 0955, 1010, and 2010 at Weber State University. And I am still astounded at how many college students hate to read or have not read a full book since they were a kid (yes, admitting that they made it through high school without actually reading a full book). I spent the day…Read more Reading the Day Away . . .