Recently I decided to re-read some of the books I enjoyed in my 20s. In that vein, I thought of Crystal Singers by Anne McCaffrey. Her Dragon…… Read more “Early Sci-Fi by Women Writers”
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New Moon & Whyte
For today’s new moon, someone I follow posted a David Whyte poem, What to Remember When Waking, by David Whyte. Some of the lines of the poem…… Read more “New Moon & Whyte”
Working with Dreams
Sometimes I work with dreams by color-coding places, actions, things, who, feelings, animals, adjectives. I usually mark quotes as their own thing. It’s one way to spend…… Read more “Working with Dreams”
Recent Notes from My Journal about Writing
March 3: After I sent off my Neyna manuscript, I was having more and more thoughts that certain things should be different in the epilogue. I decided…… Read more “Recent Notes from My Journal about Writing”
February Dreams, One Year Apart
I’ve been trying writing one line or phrase from each dream in a month, as a way of distilling a month’s dream content. I decided to put…… Read more “February Dreams, One Year Apart”
An Old Friend’s Visit
My oldest friend—since third grade—came to visit me for three days. I had so many thoughts of what I could show her during her stay. As these…… Read more “An Old Friend’s Visit”
Three Little Pigs Hostel
My daughter’s been staying at Three Little Pigs Hostel for about nine days and meeting a lot of interesting international people. I got curious about the name…… Read more “Three Little Pigs Hostel”
Water in Dreams
Water is a fascinating element in dreams, if you follow the Jungian ideas of its symbolic meanings. People usually associate water in dreams with emotion, intuition, feeling…… Read more “Water in Dreams”
Dream Poem – January 2022
Today I tried something a friend suggested. I made a poem by choosing a single phrase from each poem I recorded this month. It’s no work of…… Read more “Dream Poem – January 2022”
The Regenbogenfabrik (Rainbow Factory)
I promised I’d write again once my daughter made it to Berlin! She My daughter made it to Berlin this week. This trip has been years in…… Read more “The Regenbogenfabrik (Rainbow Factory) “