Let's talk about last Tuesday. I was having one of those nights anyone with a desk job could tell you about. I had exhausted myself at work, but had done so in front of a computer. My brain was just about drained of all its good, smart, creative fluid, but my body was still revving. …
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How Fitness Helped Me Become a Better Writer
I started my Trim the Fat series just a couple of weeks ago and though I've yet to post my second piece on the subject (it's coming, really) I've spent a lot of time this week thinking about what's contributed to the past year of productivity and my desire to be a better writer. My …
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Taking the Recommended Dosage of Chill Pills
When I was a kid my dad used to tell me that for every year that passes, the next one goes even faster. I knew he was right but it isn't until you work full-time and your days are chopped and measured that you realize it. So of course I've been filling my days to …
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Baby’s First (un)Workshop
This weekend I will go on my first writing retreat. As we know, it's hard for me to believe that I am a "writer." I sometimes feel like a cat in a dog suit. So this is my chance to finally believe myself. I will be attending Highlights Foundation's Unworkshop. I don't quite remember what …
The Victim of a Busy Mind
I want to do everything. This year I discovered that I can change my life to become one in which writing is a large part of it. Now that I have the time and energy to do this the ideas are flowing, but not in the same vein. I am a melting mountaintop depositing little …
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