So a friend passed this link along to me. I don't normally take 20 minutes of my writing time to watch TED talks, but she raved about it, so I figured, why not? Turned out that it was more than worth the time and, in fact, I'm so inspired by it that I had to take ten more minutes to share the link and a few of my thoughts about Elizabeth Gilbert's ( Read more... )

Here's the second of my Halloween flash-fiction treats, a story about what it means to finally come home.  Enjoy!

( Bones of the Ancestors )

We're closing in on Halloween, so I've decided to offer up some Wednesday Writing treats in the form of spooky flash fiction. The first two stories had their debut at the Witchy Chicks blog and the third and final one is something entirely new, written just for all of you.

First up, a story of a love that really is destined to last forever...

( The Well )

I dream of painting and then I paint my dreams.
- Vincent Van Gogh

Yesterday, my husband and I went down to San Francisco to visit the deYoung Museum and catch the Post Impressionists show. It figures into my current WIP, so I wanted a first hand look. (Besides, since we're members at the museum, it was free. Who could pass that up?) I took it as a ( Read more... )