This is an excerpt of my novel, A Thousand Years. The day everything made sense again, the sweat dripped down my shirt, pooling between my breasts and running down my back. I longed for a swift and harsh southern thunderstorm to rip through town, cooling everything in its wake – including me. But I'm not … Continue reading Everything Made Sense Again
I wrote this short story last night/today. When I started writing it, I knew what I wanted to write about. I just didn't know I was going to write about Lacey James. Who's Lacey James, you ask? She is the character in a novel, that I started writing several years ago. It's a big story. … Continue reading What a Family Looks Like
One a blustery afternoon in mid-December, I turned around in the middle of a busy NorCal Trader Joe’s – intending to reach for the olive oil that was behind me. It was the first day in months I’d had a true break. Our busy season stretched from March through early December. And I was reveling … Continue reading It May Stretch or Tangle
I miss you today. I miss you often. Some days hit a little different though. Today it's the sound of your voice and how I feel when you look at me - in that way you do - that I'm missing. The way you look at me always knocks me a little off center. Mostly … Continue reading I Miss You Today
Here is Wild Things - an Excerpt from A Thousand Years. 2003 Dearest Graham, It is untamed. Wild and unplanned. I wake deep in thought, recalling the mornings in the Redwoods - the air cold and damp. There was nothing around but the untouched forest. Standing there, facing the west, I saw the Pacific resting … Continue reading Wild Things – An Excerpt from A Thousand Years
I had a couple questions about some of the free-verse poetry I've written here. Anything I've written here that is in poetry form {at least so far} is part of the novel I'm writing, A Thousand Years. In the novel, my protagonist has a star-crossed romance, as a young college student, with the love of … Continue reading Falling in and Writing About Love
Recent weeks have been challenging on the writing front. But the novel inspiration has kicked back into high gear again, so I'm looking forward to spending time this weekend on getting through a huge portion of my remaining edits (for the second draft). I thought I'd share a notes on my novel progress.1. I am … Continue reading Novel Progress
