Thanksgiving Memories

I remember being a kid and waking up to Christmas music on Thanksgiving morning. Food being prepared in the kitchen, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. The chill in the air and for a kid – the sheer delight in knowing Santa was not far behind!

My dad worked on Thanksgiving. 40 years ago, still [...]

Tags: Thanksgiving

November blue

I always find November to be a difficult time of year. It’s sort of a preparatory month. I’m preparing myself for The Big Meal. (Or, in my case, planning how I’m going to avoid eating too much at the Big Meal). And–for relatives.
I don’t want to say I’m not thankful for my family, [...]

Tags: angst, family, Thanksgiving

I’m thankful…

The Queen has decreed that this month’s theme is Being Thankful. So…
1. I’m thankful that we can only afford to keep one car. Because that means we’re polluting the atmosphere less than we did, before.
2. I’m thankful that I need to belong to Weight Watchers, because it means I’m not starving to [...]

Panic and Writing

So occasionally I get into a panic.
The voices in my head, the ones usually screaming at the top of their lungs, doing battle with each other, egging me on, behaving like spoiled children… those voices turn into mere murmurs. Or worse — fall silent.
The movie rolling in my brain suffers a tear in the film [...]

Tags: Beliggerent Muse, Stuck, Writer's Block