I like to set small goals to build my writing practice and build up a body of work. Maybe other writers can just plow through, but I often find myself stuck. When I need to puzzle out a problem or refresh my brain, I go to the water. A long walk alongside a river or … Continue reading Stepping Stones and Small Goals
January 18, 2024, 7 a.m. Ah, January is the month of beating yourself up for not accomplishing more last year and setting unrealistic goals for the coming year. Rather than repeat that depressing cycle, I’m taking a more sanguine view. Here’s some of what I’m celebrating, what I’m looking forward to, and what’s “out” for … Continue reading 2023 in review, and a new year ahead
I'm so pleased to share that my application for Arts Funding to Communities (for the 2022-23 grant cycle) was accepted, and I was awarded a grant of $2500 for my Poetry & Prose Chapbook project. The grant funding will help me produce a complete edited manuscript, access the support of a professional mentor, conduct research … Continue reading Exciting News: Grant Funding Received from the Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
https://videopress.com/v/w57xHUww?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true This afternoon, I walked down to the beach to get some sunshine and bask in the sound of the waves. I hope this video brings you the same feeling of peace and joy that it does for me.
It’s Saturday - writing day in my world. (In between running errands and doing “mom” things like taking my daughter for her driver’s knowledge test this morning.) On top of that, it’s raining - and has been for two days - after a few days of record-high temperatures. Thirty degrees Celsius on May 3rd (a … Continue reading Today’s Playlist and Music For Piano by Alexina Louie
Gwen Higgins 