• Depression - Ramblings - Writing

    Today’s Excuses

    On one of my go-to podcasts about writing, they always end with “You’re out of excuses, now go write.” And I get it. I am full of excuses, but some days the excuses seem to weigh so much, I can’t move past them. A lot of time it is related…

  • Life - Ramblings - Writing

    Filling the Well

    The first time I heard the phrase “Filling the Well” as it relates to creativity was in college. I was part of our school’s Improv and sketch group, Theatre Strike Force. One of our members, Lynette, had started a smaller team within to work together on skits that educated as…

  • Life - Writing

    Pandemic Poetry – 1

    I am so tired Weary Drifting into dejection into ennui to fog On little cat’s feet my mind tiptoes past the pen      the raging herd of worry            anger, confusion. Hush little baby, don’t say a word Momma’s going to make you a cute face mask   Smiles are rarer these…

  • Goals - Ramblings - Writing

    Managing Expectations – 2019

    Happy New Year January 1st, the day of new beginnings, the day of resolutions, the day of tradition, the day of imagining our best selves. Over the years I have had many strategies for facing a new year. Waking up to watch the sun rise. Doing only the things I…

  • Ramblings - Writing

    Waiting Room Poetry

    No words Images in letters feelings captured in familiar shapes Squashed and contorted flattened to be tethered to a page Ink dries Abbreviated creation Concepts contained Paraded for consumption Judgment and Awe of others A heart Fragile Read Interpreted but not insulated In the clumsy hands of Strangers (c) Christy…