Tag Archives: Writing for Sanity
Slogging Toward Goals
Monthly bills are paid. It is winter, there isn’t any extra. Paperwork sent to student loan. Big window covered to keep out the cold — just in time, as temperatures have plummeted overnight. Keeping up spirits by planning garden and … Continue reading
January 2026
Sorting out my mind, preparing to set fluid goals. The problem with goals is that they are something to reach for, race, sprint, walk, or slog toward. They can and must change. Therefore, these are fluid, changeable goals. Some of … Continue reading
Writer’s Block
Spring is here, and with it comes my usual restless desire for “new”, “different”, and “change”. Once that meant running away from the house and my grandmother to play in the woods, where I built tree houses, swung on grapevines and … Continue reading
Poetry: Horns of Dilemma
This is confusing. Who knew? One could be so lost With tons to do. All sense has flown This wordy scene… ….You know what I mean, Jelly Bean…. Except I don’t. It is scrambled, will not jell A wordy disenthropic … Continue reading
Writing: Refreshing Value of Vacation
Thanksgiving week, and I am tired. This time of year, my thinking slithers down into some dark place. As the days grow shorter, so does my temper. That proverbial glass tends to be half-empty more often than it is half-full. … Continue reading
Daisy Peasblossom Fernchild 