I have so much to say and so many posts that just need typing. Those will come. Right now, I am full of anger and grief at the separation of families at the border. The rage and grief runs deeper than I ever imagined it could before I became a mother. The news of governors […]
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Good Bye
We buried my brother-in-law today. My sister’s husband. He battled a diagnosis of stage 4 colon cancer for the past three years. The call came from my grandmother at 4:47am Sunday, January 17. By the end of the day, I was in Massachusetts. I’m no good at eulogies, and I’m certainly not the best person to […]
Distractions
This week’s distractions: Signing up for a master class in acting, put on by a local professional theater company. Working on my Halloween costume, which requires sewing lessons with my grandmother. The program (tentative) for the World Fantasy Convention next month. This year’s focus is on epic fantasy, which is much more my flavor than […]
Note To Self
Dear Self, Maybe three blog posts in a week is too much. I’m not saying I don’t want you to have fun, or a space to vent, or whatever – I’m just saying that making three posts in a week, then disappearing for three weeks, does not a consistent schedule make. Consider this your reminder […]
More Snow!
Over a foot has fallen in a little more than twelve hours. The weather advisory (unless things have changed since last I checked) is still in effect for nearly another twelve. On the bright side, it’s pretty. And we still have power. My plans for today include writing, more writing, shoveling, baking dark chocolate chip […]
Beginning To Understand
I’m beginning to understand how a job can take over a person’s sense of self — how people come to define themselves by jobs they don’t necessarily have any sort of passion for. Being useful and needed is a fantastic feeling. I’ve never had that in a day job before. My first week, the woman […]
Random Thought Of The Day
What if books were separated not into fiction and non-fiction, but by subject as determined by the title? That’s right — all you have to go on is the title. Just a glance at the nearest bookcase gives me… Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series shelved in medical Laurie R. King’s The Beekeeper’s Apprentice shelved with […]
Five Favorite Flavors
So Katy asked me over on Facebook what my five favorite ice cream flavors are. Here they are, in no particular order: Huckleberry (Sadly, I don’t think it exists in Maine) Beni-imo (Discovered on my first trip to Japan and haven’t had it since, described to me as “purple potato” ice cream, but I think […]
Planning: That Thing I Don’t Do
I’m beginning to realize that if I want to continue posting at anything resembling a consistent rate, I really should plan these things a little better. So, ask me questions! What do you want to know about the way I write? About me? (Can’t think of anything you particularly want to know? MAKE SOMETHING UP. […]
When a Writer Doesn’t Write…
…Look out. A writer who’s not writing is in serious trouble. Like any type of artist, we writers are unstable creatures. We have to write. For us, our passion is not so much a choice as an imperative. I don’t have a therapist; I have writing. Any day I don’t write is a bad day. […]
Melissa Burkart 