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Winter Storm
Posted on November 28, 2022 5 Comments
I’m writing in my office, relaxed and warm. Outside my window, a few sparrows dart through the wind and the snow. The seeds in the feeder are attracting those hungry little guys today. The snow started coming down lightly late yesterday afternoon. Shortly after the snowfall began, the wind picked up and started forming snowdrifts […]
Growing Resentment
Posted on June 27, 2021 Leave a Comment
This is a piece I wrote while I was still teaching full time. Now I work part time as a writer and editor. My days are luxurious, full of new learning and pleasant activities interspersed with pleasant inactivity. With time to enjoy the yard, I put in a garden again this year. Pretty much every […]
What Careful Soil Testing Revealed About My Level of Patience
Posted on July 30, 2020 2 Comments
Soil testing in my garden accurately measured the level of my patience. Listen to me read this post: Dave tested his soil and found out that it was very low in phosphorous. He went to a seed plant, bought some, and added phosphorous to his garden. Now his potato plants are three feet tall. “Do […]
Misplaced Identity
Posted on November 8, 2019 Leave a Comment
I love rereading my own posts sometimes to see what has changed in my life and what has stayed the same. I wrote this post last April, so not that long ago. I feel much more like writing now than I did then, but I am still label-less. Sometimes friends or family members introduce me, […]
What Really Matters
Posted on August 4, 2019 Leave a Comment
Hello everyone! I hope you’re having a good long weekend. This is a re-post of an earlier article. As I wrap up two weeks of vacation, it’s good to remember as I head in the direction of home, what really matters. Take care and enjoy! Starting a business is hard! What’s more difficult yet is […]
Misplaced Identity
Posted on April 2, 2019 4 Comments
I love rereading my own posts sometimes to see what has changed in my life and what has stayed the same. I wrote this post last April, so not that long ago. I feel much more like writing now than I did then, but I am still label-less. Sometimes friends or family members introduce me, […]
Gus Tullson – Chapter One
Posted on December 17, 2018 Leave a Comment
Hello everyone! Here’s the first draft chapter of my upcoming novel called Gus Tullson. You can read the first little bit here and listen to the whole thing right here, too. Thanks for taking the time to drop by my site. If you haven’t already followed me here on WordPress, please consider doing so. It’s […]
Pigeon-holed
Posted on November 29, 2018 4 Comments
Here’s a repost all about how I don’t like being categorized as one type of writer or another. I can’t choose between genres and I can’t pretend to be one thing. I’m multi-facetet, so take what you like and leave the rest. We try to sort people into boxes and when they don’t fit, we […]
Blocked
Posted on September 14, 2018 2 Comments
It’s not writers block. I don’t have writers block. If anything, I’m blocking the characters. They’re ringing the doorbell and thinking it’s broken, they knock loudly. Some of them are peering into the lower windows and I’m lying on the floor in front of the couch praying they don’t see me. Next, I hear […]
Summer Mourning
Posted on September 7, 2018 Leave a Comment
Today I’m in mourning. I’m mourning the fresh fruit and vegetables, the dewy morning grass, the towering sunflowers. I’m mourning time alone and time spent with friends. I’m mourning sweet, summer wine and long, golden-lit evenings. I’m mourning summer’s loss. Maybe it’s the weather… Perhaps it’s the cool, dull weather making my heart ache – […]
Lori Knutson 