I have one houseplant, a peace lily, probably, which I was given my last day of teaching. Its name is Wolverine, for it is practically indestructible (at least for a few decades) no matter if I water or don’t water, if I feed or don’t feed, if I give it too much or too little sun, if it’s cold or warm.
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Rise Up! Or Not. January 2019 Month In Review
The eleventy-thousand days of January 2019 went just zoomed by, didn’t they? Continue reading Rise Up! Or Not. January 2019 Month In Review
It’s Time to Start
I’m not sure I’m good enough to write this story, but I am good enough to try.
See that stack of notecards? That’s the book. Also in this picture are earplugs, my crappy reading glasses that give me a headache, a referral card for an endodontist, some magic elixir, a corrector pen, a mood ring, and my lucky fake succulent, among other junk. I think that’s about right.
This week as I finalized and outline and uttered every curse word I know while maneuvering through the heavenly hellscape that is Scrivener, I alternated between panic, despair, and occasional breaks-in-the-cloud rays of optimism.
My goals are: Continue reading It’s Time to Start
Jackie Pick 