Today’s gift–and the last one in my pre-Christmas selection–is about creating memories as a family. What we do together, our traditions, the emotional shorthand we use with each other, these are the things we take with us from birth to death.
One of the fun things we do as a family is decorate the Christmas tree. [...]
Today is our pearl wedding anniversary.
In terms of marriage in general the symbol is really quite apt. A pearl starts off life as a little bit of organic material that gets trapped into the pearl oyster’s mantel folds and irritates the hell out of it. Marriage starts off with two people (who think they know what love [...]
You probably know that the holiday season has one of the highest rates of suicides, murders, and runaways of any time of the year. Why is that?
Personally, I think it stems from guilt. The tradition of getting together with family can often be more of a stress than a joy–for all concerned–and knowing that the [...]
What do you do when you’re at a point in your novel where you simply can’t seem to go ahead? Some people call it ‘writer’s block’. Some call it a myth. Whatever you call it, it’s horrifically frustrating.
There are all sorts of ways of dealing with it, but one that sometimes works for me is [...]
Okay, it’s a month (almost) till Christmas, and I’d like to give some early presents. If you’re anything like me then chocolate would work! But a good book or story is the next best thing.
So over the next few weeks I’ll be putting up some fun bits and pieces. Today’s gift is a short story [...]
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