The islands of the Pacific Northwest are some of the prettiest places on the planet, and as most ofyou know, our own cozy little Hop Island is one of them. Now Hop is known for all kinds of fine things—prolific crabbing, good fishing, and hiking trails so pretty they’ll make you stop and forget where…
As you can tell by the title, this blog is for fellow frustrated writers who have had enough of struggling to get a foot in the door, or just a page through the mail slot, at any of the big publishing houses. We aren’t worthy of their attention unless we have a somewhat accomplished literary…
We’re all familiar with the old saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” It’s also said that a writer should only write what they know, and boy do I know what I’m writing about. I believe the publishing industry is one of the most difficult industries to navigate. I’ve been an active…
It’s a good time of year for tending gardens. It all begins with planning a space to grow things like tomatoes, patience, beans, kindness, garlic, acceptance, cucumbers and love. After deciding on the amount of space required, hard work is needed to till the soil by removing rocks, hate, weeds, criticisms, bugs, selfishness, sticks,…
“Our life is but a grain of sand in the indifferent ocean of infinity.” Sergei Dovlatov Simply said — we are, as individuals, insignificant in the universal scheme of things. A self important person only need step outside their tidy little world to understand and reap the benefits of such an absolute truth. Not s…
It’s that time of year again, when we lose the ever so precious hour, yet gain an hour at the end of the day. Funny how there are times when we simply can’t tell spring is on the way, regardless of the date. Being the research junkie that I am, I turned to the internet…