The Internet is full of good, interesting, edifying reads. Unfortunately, it is also full of garbage. In an effort to help save you time, and also to maybe bring some valuable ideas to your attention, I’m introducing a new feature here at Choosing This Moment – Worthwhile Words for Your Weekend (alliteration!), where I share … Continue reading "Worthwhile Weekend Words"
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Relationships That Can Never Be
She sits on his lap, tiny fingers reaching first for his own age-spotted ones, then for his starched plaid collar, then for his mouth, which curves up as her touch flits across his cheek. Her head follows her hand, slowly traveling up until their gazes lock. The look lasts only a moment before she is … Continue reading "Relationships That Can Never Be"
Read MoreWorth the Risk
“We hope to give Katie siblings some day, brothers or sisters as companions and playmates and friends. And despite the pain we suffered, despite our ability to conceive without medical intervention, we hope that one or more of those siblings might come through adoption.” I’ve got another post up at Brain, Mother today – join … Continue reading "Worth the Risk"
Read MoreOn Writing and Gentle Pushes and Being Published
For as long I can remember, I’ve loved the writer’s craft, loved stringing words into sentences and sentences into paragraphs and paragraphs into essays and stories and blog posts. There’s a quiet joy that comes when you’ve found just the right expression, when it all seems to come together and some kind of magic happens, … Continue reading "On Writing and Gentle Pushes and Being Published"
Read MoreWhen Words Won’t Come
I had planned on writing more consistently, on posting with more frequency, on making it a priority to get my thoughts into words and send them out into the void of the internet. Writing is cathartic for me. It exercises my creativity. Flannery O’Connor once said, “I write because I don’t know what I think … Continue reading "When Words Won’t Come"
Read MoreWhy I’ve Been Silent
Somehow, I’ve managed to “forget” to blog for about a month now. It’s interesting, the way time works. I recently told somebody that I’m not really sure what I’m doing to fill my days; a year ago, I was working full-time, jogging regularly, blogging every day, and preparing for an adoption in addition to the … Continue reading "Why I’ve Been Silent"
Read MoreOn Writing After NaNoWriMo
As it turns out, when you commit to producing a novel in a month, it doesn’t leave much time for other writing. When you do have free time, you find yourself wanting to do anything (run, read, daydream … you name it) other than plop yourself down in front of the computer as you attempt to … Continue reading "On Writing After NaNoWriMo"
Read MoreNaNoWriMo!
For as long as I can remember, I’ve imagined myself becoming a “real” writer. I’ve always had a fascination with combinations of words, with the magic of perfect sentences, with the way stories work. Though I have pursued a career in engineering (and have found that such a career is a good match for my … Continue reading "NaNoWriMo!"
Read MoreOn Creating Space
In the past six months, prior to starting Choosing This Moment, I posted to a blog exactly twice. I have entries in my journal for just a handful of dates, hardly worth counting over the course of half a year. Other than those scant signs of creative output, which I can count on one hand, … Continue reading "On Creating Space"
Read MoreA Fresh Start
I’ve always loved fall, with its crisp air and its soft sweaters and its warm comfort food. Somehow, though I know it is spring that gets to lay claim to new life, autumn has always meant freshness, newness to me. Perhaps it’s the way we structure our lives – in general, activities and programs tend … Continue reading "A Fresh Start"
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