As we grow older, subjective time seems to fly faster and faster. One way to slow that down is to do new things. Experiencing something for the first time, like we do in childhood, has (or is supposed to have) a slowing down effect. Last week I mentioned an idea of trying something new, orContinue reading “Can we slow down time?”
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Bring on the new—
The end to the holidays came as a relief. Our problems never arise out of a single cause; they’re always complicated. But one of the causes of my relief was of having put too much pressure on my desire to finish a first draft—or at least an outline—for the end of the sci fi trilogyContinue reading “Bring on the new—”
Puzzling out the old year
This is a brief, and late blog, as I’ve had little energy to invest beyond my writing deadline. However, great minds decided we needed more puzzles. And so, along with my self-elected labors, I had to put Sophie together ASAP. May all the pieces of the puzzles of our lives come together in 2023!
It’s the season
This morning, Sophie was all ready to take her walk—UNTIL I held up her harness in one hand and her coat in the other. She took one look and walked away. I love an expressive dog! I then put the coat away and dressed her in harness only, and we took a leisurely stroll downContinue reading “It’s the season”
On being stuck
I seem to have taken all of Thanksgiving week off—not by plan but by inclination. And since, when tired, my first inclination is to escape into familiar fiction, I pulled a Kate Wilhelm paperback off my shelves. It was # 8 of her Barbara Holloway courtroom dramas. As soon as I finished it, I borrowedContinue reading “On being stuck”
NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month—at least it’s supposed to be for me. The month is half over and I’ve recorded less than 3000 new words. Start and stop. Get discouraged. Try again. Last year, I spent NaNoWriMo on this same project—the final volume of a trilogy—interviewing my characters, listening to them talk, and describingContinue reading “NaNoWriMo“
Finding—
Have you ever noticed that when you’re looking for a particular piece to a jigsaw puzzle, you can’t see it anywhere? So you start looking for something else, and that first piece jumps up and says, “Here I am!” Why is that? Crows— The crows appeared on the morning of Halloween, as I was walkingContinue reading “Finding—”
the color blue
In last week’s blog I spoke of walking in new places and seeing new things. I took a walk before uploading that blog, and came home to write what I’m posting this week. The sky had captured my attention even more than the neighborhoods. To be exact, I was captivated by the sky’s deep blueContinue reading “the color blue”
Something New
I blame the pandemic for a lot of things—mainly losses. Like my former pattern of early morning walks to a coffee shop. I always passed a walnut tree and in the fall would collect the ones dropped on sidewalk or street. Then there was a fenced yard where a scrawny peach tree leaned over theContinue reading “Something New”
Cataract Surgery — a new adventure
There is an elation in coming out of surgery and discovering your eyes still see. And my friend Jane was entirely correct in her advice: I focussed on watching the colors and shapes as they worked on my left eye and then the right. It occupied my mind. Plus the surgeon’s voice was cheerful andContinue reading “Cataract Surgery — a new adventure”
Kate Harrington 