*** Description: Two cats sit on a bed together. An Orange Tabby in the foreground smiles at his companion and says “Merry Christmas Little Cat.” Beside him, a grey tabby glares at Big Cat and responds, “Kids these days have no respect for tradition. Keep Saturn in Saturnalia, Dammit!” It’s Caturday, but the cats are…
Category: Another World Within
Eric, the Teacher & Researcher: A Horror Story
My name is Eric, a teacher and a husband. In the daytime, I teach and research. In the night-time, I rest and cook, and sometimes run and play music. Lately, I do research, teaching preps, proposals and plans. Cooking and running in the evening. Seven days a week. I don’t mean to scare you, but…
Your New Year’s Writing Resolution
So you want to start writing. Maybe you’ve tried other New Year’s Resolutions in the past and they haven’t stuck–or they have! Maybe you’ve tried more health-related ones or career-related ones. A New Year’s Resolution to write more is a wonderful thing. Cynic that I am, I think it’s a nice idea to take stock…
Mental Health Before Writing
Self-Care For a Disabled Writer I wouldn’t be the writer I am if it weren’t for the particular set of challenges that I have. The one who writes about my own difficult truths, one who tries to do it with sensitivity and compassion for the people who are reading it. I frequently forget to extend…
Sunday Summary
Welcome to the Sunday Summary for the week of 13 December 2021-18 December 2021. Did you miss something during the week? Are you looking for a quick overview of all the things that were shared on our website this week? Maybe you just want to revisit a favorite piece for the week. Here’s where you…
It’s Caturday and We Have Questions
What would a Caturday be if the felines didn’t have something to say about it? They were particularly vocal last night while I was trying to write, and they’ve definitely had a few opinions today, too. Little Cat, in fact, is trying to insert his own words into this post as I type. I suppose…
Watch/Listen/Read
Erika Writes: Shakespeare, Sedaris, and Such This week did not start out with anything as remarkable as last week’s ugly crying. It actually began with a birthday celebration for one of my kids. Beyond that, I’ve been trying to keep myself distracted because I had expected to hear about something very important on Wednesday only…
Choosing Love
In the maelstromI always hear a voice asking“Will you close yourself to love?When the pain is too much will you let it open you?Or will you turn your face away and chooseThe tiny withering of the heartThat can someday lead to full soul death?” Should I reject a love that is imperfect?Or should I embrace…
Girls*
Girl No. 1 Did you brush your teeth? Did you put cream on? Did you wash your face before you put cream on? I told you to have the pro-bio before having breakfast. Now what about water? Drink water before food. How many times have I told you that having a bottle of water is…
The Third “Rule”: Writing Groups
Are There Really Only 2 Rules of Writing? The short answer is: Yes. The long answer is: Well… Shall we get into it? The reason we start with 2 rules of writing is that I want the word ‘rule’ to mean something. It’s not a helpful hint; it’s not a suggestion. If you do this,…