“Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head.” From the movie Finding Forrester

I caught a break in the headaches….I had one really wonderful day, two trips to the ER and one day in bed feeling sorry for myself. Other than that, I had a great week! Did some knitting (and a LOT of frogging, since it was a pattern I was making up). Read Danielle Steele . […]

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” William Wordsworth

Yesterday I had a headache. Felt like I had a chainsaw in my head. (Actually, I told the nurse I had a big fucking chainsaw in my head and it was running.)  Saw the NP, the very efficient Wendy who is forcing me to get both a mammogram (Squish) and a PAP (Ick). Since I’m […]

“If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that’s read by persons who move their lips when they’re reading to themselves” Don Marquis

Very whiny and self serving…skip if you are having a good day. Or even a marginal one. I am feeling sorry for my own self. I’ve had a cluster headache every day since February 1. Not only do I know everyone at my clinic, I know everyone at the ER, too. Clusters are not migraines, […]

Angel Box Project

Angel Box project…now that the ground is warming up, there is a need for ig trash bags. They used the as a ground cover and then crawl into another one, with all of  their things piled inside with them. The socks have been lifesavers! ANd theb lankets were so very  much needed. I have a […]

“A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.” Tom Bissell

Martha Beck wrote this and I thought it was so powerful I had to post and link it The first time I saw a T-shirt that said “mean people suck,” I thought, Now, there is a heartfelt sentiment, succinctly expressed. I only wished I’d been the author. I mention this because recently I’ve encountered several […]

“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music the words make.” Truman Capote

I figured out how to play this on the piano and then decided to learn how to sign it. (Sixteen years of lessons were not totally wasted. I can play by ear what and when I want. I just don’t want an audience. Performance anxiety.) I learned to sign back in high school and took […]