As a kid I often imagined my bedroom into a boat. I planned to sail away in solitude and self-sufficiency... I would stockpile "important" things in my room---often things I wasn't allowed to have in my room (food!)---in preparation for my imaginary cast-off, and I would invest quite a lot of thought into (and derive … Continue reading The 2020 Sailor’s “Gam”
How God Talks
I've often wished that God would just text me. Hey, girl, turn around and say something to that silent person you just passed. She needs a smile. And while you're at it, tell her she has beautiful hands, because that will make her think of playing her piano, and she's been missing her music without … Continue reading How God Talks
Vacation Metrics (a Blog from the Back of the Bike)
This week's metrics might be miles (on the motorcycle) or meters (SCUBA diving)... Or we might just measure the days in smiles! Whatever the maps and the dive tables have to say about it, we've been purely enjoying... Whenever we get to this part of the country, a requisite stop is Gracie's Sea Hag for … Continue reading Vacation Metrics (a Blog from the Back of the Bike)
Surprise! It’s the Ocean!
I usually start any travel with a carefully-planned itinerary, complete with reservations and budgeted activities. My journal pages ahead of a trip will be filled with addresses and prices and confirmation numbers... But yesterday we climbed into our truck with just a map and our coffee and our camping and diving gear, hooked up the … Continue reading Surprise! It’s the Ocean!
Go, Go, Glow
I joked in a post last year that "you never see a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's office," but last week that's exactly where I parked my bike. So okay---riding a motorcycle doesn't actually cancel out my need for mental-health meds, but it sure does put a grin on my face. A manager said this … Continue reading Go, Go, Glow
Setting Sail: the Launch of a Serial Novel
I’ve been writing “creative nonfiction” for years–-my Master’s thesis in poetry, essays (for introspection), freelance articles (for pay), and this blog (for joy)… But I haven’t touched fiction-writing since I was a schoolkid. Until last summer, when I did. Not sure exactly why, but this person called Gayla wanted to go whaling, so I let her. … Continue reading Setting Sail: the Launch of a Serial Novel
Playing Sims (and Questions of Free Will)
It's a little like writing fiction, or at least that's what I tell myself is appealing about it. If you haven't played with Sims (I hadn't before this week), it's a simulation game where you get to create and dress up little people, build and furnish their houses, send them to jobs, prompt them to … Continue reading Playing Sims (and Questions of Free Will)
Kana's Chronicles 