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…
Category: Another World Within
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,…
Expectations: When will I be a “Writer”?
So, this happened: Last Monday, as I was making last minute edits to the piece about writing and ADHD, I got an email. That day, my ADHD felt extra strong and everything that could distract me did. It was no surprise that I stopped what I was doing and immediately went and looked at my…
Sunday Summary
Did you miss something from the 2 Rules writers this week? Perhaps you saw a title, decided to look later and forgot, or perhaps there’s something you just want to come back and visit. Here’s our Sunday Summary for the week of 6 December 2021- 11 December 2021: Monday “I see poetry very much the…
It’s Caturday and We Have Questions
Big Cat and Little Cat spend a lot of time asking the hard-hitting questions, like: “Do you think the view is better from Erika’s keyboard? Let’s wait to find out until she starts trying to proofread one of her poems.” Yup. When you’re a cat, everyday is Caturday and you have questions about everything. Well,…
Watch/Listen/Read
Welcome to this week’s Watch/Listen/Read post where Adam and I (and this week’s writers if they choose to,) share with you what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading during the week. If you would like to write for us but are feeling uneasy about sending in a work of fiction, poetry, etc., contributing to…
Can’t I Leave you all Alone for a Second?
Let me set the scene: It’s independent reading time in my second grade classroom. Everyone is busy reading a physical or virtual book of their choice. No one needs water, the bathroom, or any of a million other things they usually need me for. If I warn them I’m going, then suddenly they are hyper-aware…
Give Yourself Permission to Write
This is a topic that’s dear to my heart. People are likely to look at me (on paper) and think there’s no way I could be experiencing impostor syndrome about my writing. I’m over 450 manuscript pages into a novel. I finished and submitted a 300-page dissertation in 2019 and was granted the degree of…
But I Can’t Do That?
Writing with ADHD I’ve been watching the clock this weekend, knowing I had to get something finished so it would be ready to post today (Monday). I was working on one piece for this blog and another piece that isn’t quite right for this blog, although it might be in the future. I did spend…