Raves, rants and all things writing
I know it’s still a couple of days before the year actually ends. I like to spend these few days in quietness, finishing it gently and restfully. Even if there…
Read more about 2024 – The good, the not so good and the learning.Yesterday was my 60th birthday and I had great plans for the day. I was on my way to Matheran where I was to conduct a writer’s retreat. As we…
Read more about Mortality And LifeOnce upon a time, in the not so distant past, my daughter told me that while I was an excellent writer, I was an even better teacher. Of course this…
Read more about Matheran Magic : A Writing Retreat.This month, I thought I’d try my hand at writing a review-of-the-month post. While I have written a yearly review, I have never ever done a monthly one. I wonder…
Read more about September StoriesThe stage is my friend. My home. Ironic really… A hardcore introvert, I hate interacting with humans. The stage is different. On it, I am different. I am so many…
Read more about The StageEvery Wednesday morning at 10 AM, my friend Corinne and I meet virtually to write for an hour. We meet across Zoom with our cameras on and write. We are…
Read more about Accountability partner or writing buddy ?Last week I met with a few of my friends and left the get together feeling very naive and uninformed. I felt so childish compared to them; the way they…
Read more about You are free to be differentI sit at the window, watching nature as she mourns. The sky is overcast, yet it is not raining. It is as if the sky is sad beyond tears. Nature…
Read more about Anger and FrustrationThe beginning of the week, early in the morning, sitting with a chai and my Morning Pages notebook. My morning pages are really important to me. They anchor me. They…
Read more about My Morning Pages“Empty your pockets or your bag. What do you carry? “ This is prompt #2 in the book “The Way Of The Fearless Writer” by Beth Kempton. If you have…
Read more about Freedom and PossessionsToday, I finally began reading and working on the book “The Way Of The Fearless Writer “ by Beth Kempton. If you have read my last blog post, “Fear &…
Read more about The Way Of The Fearless Writer by Beth KemptonIn my last blog post, I wrote about the gift I received from my friend Corinne : “The Way of the Fearless Writer” by Beth Kempton. Though I truly want…
Read more about Fear & Ego
