Let’s Talk About (Suc)Cess, Baby!

Success…What is it, how do you achieve it, when do you know you have it? It’s so much easier to know when you don’t. Story time, Dear Reader, so settle in. About this time last year I submitted some work to a local literary magazine, The Porter Gulch Review . I was surprised to find out […]

Quote of the Day

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” ~ Anais Nin

Spring Cleaning

Spring has sprung Dear Reader! This has to be some of the best news we have heard in a very long time. Last week I was walking on a wooded path in a coastal redwood grove nearby and was thrilled to see the most amazing flowers – tiny purple orbs hanging thankfully on green stalks, […]

Thought for the Day

“You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” ― Rosalynn Carter courtesy of Real Simple

Juxtaposition

jux·ta·po·si·tion [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn] –noun 1.an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. 2.the state of being close together or side by side. I am in the graceful state of juxtaposition. I am totally happy, excited, inspired and optimistic about life and writing and my place in both. […]

Thought for the Day

Work will win when wishing won’t.  ~ unknown