For those of us that might need the reminder, an “idiom” is a linguistic expression which takes a phrase that may mean one thing literally, and gives it an entirely different meaning. We’ve heard most if not all of them throughout our lives, and so without having to even think about it the actual meanings…
The art of meditation is bringing your mind into your body and releasing focus on everything but the present moment. When you meditate, you are elevated to a different state of mind, and many people practice it in order to relax or to bring clarity to their emotions. However, meditation can be utilized in the…
Yes, I read my own book. No, I am not giving it endless praise or telling you to go out and buy a copy today. I am simply taking an honest look at it as a person who loves to read, and not the person who wrote it.
Tonight (or “several days ago,” by the time this blog is scheduled), I went through my usual Sunday routine: an early, but not too early, rise; a few hours in the bookstore where I work; and then an enthusiastic dash to the restaurant a few doors down, where I sit at the bar and drink…
Once in a creative writing class, my instructor described story ideas like they were some form of spiritual entity, floating around from person to person and looking for just the right artist to catch hold of them and make them real. And he warned us that if a story latches on to us, and we…