A few days ago, I heard someone talk about needing pain to create. I thought that was an old conversation. That we didn't say that anymore. I listened further and again, the whole point was about suffering to help you touch the deep core of your being, that place where true feelings arise. Really? What about the…
No it's not a post about tattoos. Even if I would like to talk about it. I couldn't talk about notebooks without talking about pens and ink. In my last writer's retreat, we had this absolutely fabulous conversation about pens. You know, the pen that writes smoothly on the page, easy to grip and makes…
As a child I sighed Looking for An elsewhere Still further Today Even further I'm still here Ambrozya Napowrimo day 9
A to Z challenge day 8 Theme: notebooks There is a never-ending conversation amongst writers about what is the right kind of notebook. Shape, form, weight, length, number of pages, lines or not, etc. I have all these concerns, but even if I have all kinds of notebooks of all shapes, colours and size, I…
*to my mother her feet slightly touched the floor enough to feel the chill running up her spine night after night she woke up to his voice calling come with me we will roam…
I stop At red lights On this journey Of life Smiling At that memory Of a kiss That lighted up The world Ambrozya Napowrimo day 7
I do a lot of automatic writing in my notebooks. Just writing without a beginning or an end. Nothing conceptual, just the flow of words. Sometimes, I grab something in the flow. An ambiance, a setting, a flavour, an environment, or someone suddenly showing up and telling his story. It's not "journaling", even though some…
Wait For my heart to beat again Laugh For all your beauty and light Make my heart stop again Ambrozya Napowrimo day 6
A to Z challenge day 3 Theme: Notebooks Don't you like this gigantic notebook? Or what looks like a notebook. Younger, I always dreamed to have one of these giant portfolio that artists use for their art. I thought it was some kind of an accomplishment. If you could paint or draw on huge pages or…
A to Z blog challenge: day 2 Theme: Notebooks The image sells it right away. You should beware of any notebook that makes it difficult in the middle to write all the way down perfectly. I remember when I was a teenager, I would rip pages appart because my handwriting was shitty. The notebooks that have…
Happy Hour with Pablo and Lolaz 