If a writer falls in love with you…

If a writer falls in love with you…

If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die… Or so the saying goes. And it’s true. It’s also true if a writer gives birth to you, befriends you or if you are foolish enough to cross one… Because that last means all bets are off. There’s another saying: Good...
I Still Believe In Magic

I Still Believe In Magic

I still believe in magic… In spite of this past year, and because of it, I believe we all need that sprinkling of something beyond the ordinary more than ever. Our lives have become so extraordinary and our reality so extreme that magical possibilities don’t seem...
Think fuck it and fly…

Think fuck it and fly…

It takes guts to truly live – to reach out and grab the life you want rather than settling for what lands at your feet. That courage, of course, leaves you open and exposed to possible pitfalls and pain as well as triumph. It’s the same with writing. I’ve always...
Be A North Star

Be A North Star

I always used to sing when I was at my unhappiest. Through lousy student jobs, hideous break-ups and life’s disappointments I would trill away, sounding happy as a lark. Except, of course, I wasn’t. But that didn’t matter because the act of singing seemed to convince...
How To Reignite Your Own Spark

How To Reignite Your Own Spark

Remember that sense of wonder you had as a kid? The feeling that everything was magical? That you could weave some of that magic and make it your own… No? Then you are not alone. There’s a thing that gets in the way called life. It smothers and even extinguishes that...