Back when I was pregnant with Austin, I started planning and writing a novel. I wrote little and infrequently. I found it hard to write with a newborn baby. I found it hard to write with my teaching job. To boost my word count, I went on a couple of writer's retreats, and every November,… Continue reading Dealing a New Hand
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Brave not Strong
Last week, I was struggling to choose my word of the year. I felt this invisible (non-existent? self-induced?) pressure to decide on my word straight away as it was ALREADY the SECOND day of the year and I hadn't yet chosen the word that I would carry through the year. So, feeling this enormous pressure,… Continue reading Brave not Strong