Chaos: “complete disorder and confusion“ The world as we know it is coming to an end. We are in the midst of change. Those resisting thie change are digging in their heels and screaming “Whoa!” at the top of their lungs. That “Whoa” is revealing itself in laws attempting to control teachers, women, trans youth,Continue reading “Welcome to chaos.”
Author Archives: Coming Home to Myself
Discipline
Self-discipline is everything in novel writing. Or so I’m led to believe when friends call me disciplined. I call it obstinacy. My mother called me obstinate long before I dreamed of creating stories. Actually, she called me that before I was old enough to get lost in a book. We are what we are, fromContinue reading “Discipline”
More Thoughts About Change
I miss my weekly yoga classes. I attended them for more than twenty years, but during Covid, the studio closed down, they sold the props, they sold the building. Caput! No more yoga classes near home. I’m thinking about exercising self-discipline and practicing at home. But it won’t be the same. In a world undergoingContinue reading “More Thoughts About Change”
Changes
In the space of a week—the first week of spring—we woke to the beautiful results of a gentle snowstorm coating all trees and lawns. But by the end of that week our thermometers reached 82 degrees. It’s very early in the year for Sophie to be too hot—but she is. She has begun refusing herContinue reading “Changes”
In Praise of Play
One time when in the middle of writing a novel, I got stuck. I didn’t know how I was going to proceed. And with a full-time job, I had only a half-hour in the mornings to write. My solution was to put a calligraphy class to use by filling a small notebook with italic handwriting.Continue reading “In Praise of Play”
Covid Excuses
For the first time in two years, I shook hands with someone. And I’ve recently hugged two friends! I’ve stopped putting on a mask when a workman comes to the house, and sometimes even when entering a business. But are we really back to normal? Covid hasn’t gone away yet—or maybe never. These last twoContinue reading “Covid Excuses”
Life as an Introvert
Connections For me, living as an introvert (recently described as an extreme introvert) means my contacts with people are even more—not less—important. I discovered in my librarian days that continual contact with the public was too much, and that no contact was far too little. Which is why, in retirement, I enjoy my peaceful writingContinue reading “Life as an Introvert”
Stepping Out, Part 2
A group of teenagers stood on the surface of a strange planet. They had no idea why they were there…
Stepping Out
When ground squirrels ate up my garden last summer, I began filling two water containers. Since the squirrels continued eating squash leaves and other sprouts, I realized they weren’t eating for moisture alone. However, the water containers did attract birds and so I continued. This fall after we stored the patio umbrella, I placed aContinue reading “Stepping Out”
Gardening in this time of COVID
These last several months, I’ve stayed busy with writing, but any time I attempted a blog, I set it aside, unable to complete it. This time I’m going to post! I love growing winter squash, but living in the southwest, I’ve had very few successful seasons since we’re plagued with squash bugs, and they seemContinue reading “Gardening in this time of COVID”
Kate Harrington 