The Aura of a Writer At university, my daughter was stopped by a friendly, random stranger to ask if she was an athlete. Surprised, my daughter wasn’t sure how to respond. She loves sports and used to play, but isn’t … Continue reading →

Labels Can Be Important How excited was I when I found out there was a name for me! A label! I “suffer” from tsundoku, a Japanese term for the phenomenon of acquiring reading material but letting them pile up in one’s … Continue reading →

How You Think You may have heard the phrase “how you live each day is how you live your life”. I like the practicality of that—what is life if not a collection of days, weeks, months and years?—but I also … Continue reading →

Inspiration from Arcane In the gorgeously animated series Arcane, based off League of Legend video game characters, is a quote by one of the protagonists: “There is no prize for perfection. Only an end to pursuit.”  The character may have been … Continue reading →

Reading Assumptions Are you a one-book-at-a-time reader? Or do you have multiple stories on the go? For most of my life, I’ve been a strict one-book-at-time reader. I always feared I’d forget too much of the story if a book … Continue reading →

Read What You Like–And Maybe What You Don’t I live by the principle that you should only read what you want to read (students excluded!) and if you’re not interested in the book you picked up, then put it down.  Only, I’ve … Continue reading →

Riddle Me This You know this classic riddle? “What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?”  You know the answer? A person. Babies go about on all fours (infancy) … Continue reading →

Change YOUR Perspective I recently rewatched the 1989 movie Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams as a progressive English teacher in a 1950s boarding school who encourages his students to seize the day. In one scene, he has the students stand on … Continue reading →

Writing IS Messy! When I went to a doctor’s appointment recently, I walked into a medical building in the middle of a paint job. Baseboards had been removed, drop cloths scattered and paint tins full. A painter was sprawled on … Continue reading →

In the Moment Happy New Year’s Eve!  It’s tradition to look back on the year past and to look forward at the year to come. Absolutely there’s value in that. You can see how much you’ve accomplished—even if it’s just … Continue reading →