A grateful heart: A man who understands writing deadlines
So what if I found the actual 7-month old Little Debbie box in the laundry room? It doesn’t surprise you that we …
Things I’d rather do instead of “killing my darlings”
I was a word lumberjack all day, hacking and slashing and cutting down chapters of my dissertation to squeeze my carefully sculpted …
National Blog Posting Month on BlogHer: Okay, I’m in
I forgot my blog birthday. Again. I didn’t write about our third anniversary. It took me a month to opine about flying …
Grief, accumulated: Thoughts on secondary trauma, writing and resilience
It started with Sean’s suicide last April. And then a few month’s later, Bud’s lost battle with pancreatic cancer. And then John’s …
Dos and don’ts of dissertation writing
It is finished. The dissertation, that is. After submitting a final draft on Monday, I just received official word that the book …
The only good dissertation is a done dissertation
Why, yes. Yes, I did! I am utterly thrilled to announce a new arrival in our household. Affectionately known as The Big …
Greetings from Dissertation land!
Some days, dissertation writing is exciting/productive. Other days, it looks like this! “Onnneeeee, twoooooo…” “Rock!” “Rock!” “Onnneeeee, twooooo…” “Paper!” “Paper!” “Onnneeeee, twoooooo…” …
A grateful heart: Random acts of art
A stranger shared this “random act of art” with me. For Sacramento natives, it is entitled: “Madison + Sunrise Redwoods, rocks, and …
Thursday 13: On my mind
To sum up life lately: “Time is that elusive quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it …
Thursday 13: How I plan to celebrate finishing the dissertation
Click. Print. Another chapter. Drafted! To mark the occasion, I’ve thought up Thursday 13 ways I’m going to CELEBRATE when the entire …