I had the day off today. I thought that I would spend the day thinking deep thoughts and writing glorious prose. Instead I spent it going through paperwork for my taxes and playing Mahjong. Ah well. The best laid plans. But then I found myself at the end of the day having written neither […]
Archives for 2012
10 Reasons Why I Love Romance Novels
So, I kind of decided that I’m probably going to give up reading romance novels for Lent. I usually try to give up something I like for Lent, but this year it was hard because I’ve already changed a lot of stuff. There just wasn’t much left. After some thought, I decided to […]
A Brief Status Update
As you may, or may not, know (or care), I’m in the throes of several “Betsy makeover” initiatives this year. With luck, they will help me release my inner Betsy. Roar like a lioness, Betsy! Roar! mewwwww! Hey, it’s a start. Since I have taken to spewing my personal angst all over cyberspace, I thought […]
Writing Through The Drama
It’s really hard for me to try to write when I’m feeling extremes of emotion. The emotion can be either end of the scale. If I’m feeling extremely happy or excited, I’m all jittery inside, or I just can’t make myself sit down at the computer. If I’m extremely upset or angry, then it’s […]
Scars of Love
As you may know from previous posts, I like to look at trees as I’m out bummeling around the walking trail. One day I happened to notice the tree in this photograph, and it made me think. L.A.D. and K.M. loved each other enough to carve evidence of that fact in the bark of […]










