So I’m humble, grateful, and dancing my little arse off! — Yes, indeedy, Sweetie! I did it! Not by myself. I had a lot of help from my friends. But still! My new book went live on Amazon Sunday, August first, selling 96 copies! Ninja Writers Guide to Character Development: Creative Blogging got its start right here on Humor! Authenticity! Magic…

A deep dive into menopause and mid-life transitions, written by you! — And edited by yours truly. As many of you know, I love editing! Which surprised me, as I imagined it would be tedious. And much to my delight because I love doing it. Truth be told, I’m learning as I go, on the fly, as they say. If you think…

Cause we ain’t just fartin’ around, we’re saving our lives and the planet! — You know the old saying, two heads are better than one? Does that apply to tails? Or in our case, arses? Yes, I am riffing off BOFace’s high-energy take on Nanci Arvizu’s Unfarted Fart prompt. But I’ve also added Sara Zadrima’s Don’t Need~Just Need construct into the mix. …

The lessons may prove even more valuable over the long haul — I’ve been posting daily for almost two years. June marks my third anniversary on Medium. Wahoo! Hard to admit, but while I’ve come very, very close, I have yet to make $100 in any given month. Embarrassing but true. I’ve known writers who started the same time I did and…

Keeps us going strong! — Yes, we need food, clothing, and shelter. And peace and safety. Bt we also need each other. Building connections is something we do from the time we emerge from the womb till we enter the tomb. We may not need hugs to survive, but we certainly need them to thrive. Did you know twelve hugs a day is optimal? …

For you gardeners and tree-huggers out there, yes, this includes plants — I stole this prompt from my Thursday night writing group. But the inclusion of plants is my innovation. This past Thursday I made up a story about something I’d heard and read about–beached whales. At 337 words, it’s micro-fiction that just captures one moment. Oops, I cheated. My story has…

Answer: By doing the labor of love work: surrendering to its golden moments — Fun and play elude me. Or maybe, my ideas of what’s fun and playful are very different from the mainstream. Or what they used to be when I was younger. Some of that is physical. For example, I wilt in the heat. Literally. Get lightheaded, like I’m about to faint…

Pack up your awe and wonder for the ultimate journey of your life — Did you know you were a mystic? What’s a mystic you ask? If we’re all mystics, it would help to know what that is. The words mystic and mystical refer to having spiritual powers or qualities that are difficult to understand or explain. …

The One and Many aspects of our Soul come in and out to play — I do SoulCollage® because it speaks to my writer’s soul. As I mentioned in post published last week, discovering how to collage a deck of tarot-like cards that tell the story of me was a eureka moment. I’m hooked. My first question was, why is it called SoulCollage®? It has…