This post is part of a series on cancer. Here are the previous posts: Cancer-Free…But Maybe Not; My Cancer Story; “The Girl With Cancer.” More stories to come, throughout February and possibly into March. A few years ago, I wrote a short story for a writing class where I described a character going through radioactive […]
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January “Accept” And Monthly Motto Check-In
SowulWord for 2014: ACCEPT I wish I had started choosing a word for myself years ago. I love, love, love my word for 2014. It has started to feel like a mantra. Whenever I feel frustrated about something, I call on ACCEPT, and it calms me right down. ACCEPT is shorthand for “Is there anything […]
The Reading Of Draft 7
Back in June, I finished draft 7 of my historical novel, Waist. I did one final read-through, sent it off to a few people to read, and then let it “rest” for two months. I’d been working on it steadily since the previous August (with a short break to give birth to Edwin) and I felt like […]
Oceans And Lakes
I love being near water. Oceans, lakes, rivers- they all nourish my soul and replenish my spirit. My dream is to one day live in a house on the coast. I don’t need an actual beach, just a cottage on a hill with a view of the ocean and a screened-in porch. I am naturally […]
Midnight Snack, Part 5
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. Someone was pounding on the door, hard. Someone was calling her name. “Kristy! Kristy, are you in there? Get up!” Kristy tried to open her eyes, but for some reason, her lids felt heavy. They were pink on the […]
Midnight Snack, Part 4
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. 8:32. Kristy drove to the supermarket in a high haze of brain fog, nearly missing the turn and cutting off a woman in a black Jaguar as a result. The woman took it out on her car horn. Kristy […]