I’ve read 339 books (so far) this decade. While figuring out my favorite books of the past ten years, I counted them all. This has been some ten years, in books and life. Books are life. And truthfully, I’ve been working on this post for a while. This has been the House of Germs recently, with Isla’s Christmas play, and that time she decorated Neil with tinsel. He wasn’t even asleep. However. Back to the books. My favorites from the…
We spent some time on Saturday throwing axes at the Christmas market. It’s not what you think. Or maybe it is. On Saturday, I’m doing some writing in bed (that happens now), and we’re deciding if we want to get festive. No, really. ‘We should go out. Let’s go out.’ We didn’t go out. We made pancakes, or Neil did. ‘Do we eat breakfast at night now?’ asks Isla. ‘No, it’s just really dark out in the mornings these days.’…
Sometimes I ask you guys what you’d like to read more about around here. And sometimes you tell me. A frequent request is more about my every day life as a wheelchair-user. Hi. I can do that. And so, during my recent assessment for a new wheelchair I figured out that I’ve had my current chair for going on 14 years. I thought it was 16, but we all know Math isn’t my thing. Anyway, that’s a long time. Too…
Dear Frustrated Writer, I see you. I get you. I am you. And if I’m not you, I miss reading your words. You want to write. But you’re too busy, too stressed. There aren’t enough hours in the day. And oh look, Netflix. You got a rejection letter. You suck at this (you don’t, though). You’re writing at the edge of your desk. You don’t even have a desk. You write on your lap. On the bus. When your kid…
And so, how’s your writing going? Mine, well, is kinda working. Stick with me. I recently declared I’m writing nonfiction essays for NaNoWriMo. My best friend who is my husband is very excited about this. A writing project I might actually finish. We went out for dinner and stargazing and listening to the first music mix he gave me after our first date. We set out some writing rules for the month: I get the office at night. If I…
