I've been avoiding this for a while now, thinking I wouldn't need to take such measures. However, I've come to accept that the only way forward is to be honest with myself. My creative spirit is broken; distraught with grief. I need to take more time to sit with my pain, to find my creativity again, to let my soul ache and languish the loss of the beautiful life of my uncle. I think I've been trying so hard to press forward, I never stopped to ask myself if I should. My grief has at ...
writing
The Subscriber Chronicles, Vol. I
This week and month begins a new type of post I will be sharing once per quarter with only my subscribers. It's still free, but you must be subscribed to this website and blog to access it, so... Welcome! Especially to my new readers. I've noticed several new followers on across all the social media platforms, and I'm excited you've found your way here! It's going to be an exciting journey together! These new Subscriber Chronicles will be a periodical I share to update all of you, my ...
WOMS: When the Moon Hatched
This week as promised, it's a return to fantasy with Sarah A. Parker's When the Moon Hatched. When I last wrote, I mentioned I had made a brief return to fantasy, which I would soon review. However, if you're here for a lashing based on my frustrations I shared last week, you won't find it. Despite my frustrations with the fantasy genre as a whole, especially trends that were still present in this book, overall I was pleasantly surprised, and impressed, with Parker's latest novel. I ...
I’m Back
I found my spark again. A lot has happened since I last wrote, even though it’s only been a couple of months. A lot of changes around me, in me. A lot of shackles have been removed. I don’t feel tied down anymore. I’m getting comfortable in my own skin again, too. It’s an exhilarating feeling, having the freedom to be oneself. I’ve chased my own authenticity for years now. I don’t know if I’ll ever stop, but I feel as though every day brings me closer and closer. Growing up, I was ...
A Hierarchy of Needs
I'm back momentarily to share one quick update, and something I recently learned which may help you as much as it has helped me by boosting my confidence about Life interrupting what is important to me over these last few years. In one of my recent sessions, my therapist and I were discussing ways to help communicate my needs during this time of learning about my autism since my diagnosis, and how to establish my boundaries more firmly with different areas which might demand more from me than ...
