Bad Reviews? You Might Not Want Me in Your Corner (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
If you have any friends who are published writers, it doesn’t take long before you witness them coping with vicious reviews. I don’t know how you respond in such cases, but this has been my progression: 1. Feel horribly, deeply Read More …
If You Are Your Brand, How Do You Go about Distilling Your Value?
This is a puzzle which has vexed me for some time, and it’s possible I stumbled across an answer during a routine walk. What’s more, it’s been a liberating experience. Here’s the beginning of my post, which went up Read More …
Happy Endings Plumbing (+Writer Unboxed Redirect)
The other night when I called the ToolMaster for dinner, he emerged from the basement in a flushed and agitated state. If he were female, I’d be tempted to say he was aflutter. Take a peek at the photo below and Read More …
Are You at War with the Ordinary?
Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary. ~ Blaise Pascal “Scandal-laden” is not an adjective typically associated with Canadian politics, but times are a-changing in the Great White North. It’s had me browsing news Read More …
Not Dead Yet. Not Even Mostly Dead (+Writer Unboxed Redirect)
So I disappeared without explanation, and I’m sorry about that — the lack of explanation, not the retreat. After years of faking extroversion online, I hit my limit and entered a seven-week Franzen moment. I wanted to roll myself in Read More …
Ongoing Brain Wars (Plus Writer Unboxed Redirect)
In an ongoing effort to improve my mental capacity, I borrowed book from library on meditation. I took it with me to dance class, remember setting it down somewhere and at the time thinking, If I’m not careful, I’ll never Read More …
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