The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding–riding–riding–up to the old inn-door.
Yesterday the cold came riding in like the highwayman….
It had been warm earlier in the week, almost summer, […]
happy new year!
I guess I’ve joined the moleskinerie legion. This is my first moleskine, and I’m in love with it. I have been practicing sketching, doing a little journaling, keeping notes, and doing mini collage in it. I hope it can take a lot of abuse!
I decided I’ve done enough worrying about my house. The […]
Poor Jeannie! Not only was her world in pieces; she was in pieces, as well. She was no longer a haute chic (or a hot chick). How is she ever going to pull herself together again?
I haven’t done any visual art in a while as I’ve been spending a lot of time doing research for […]
Guess I need to remove the “NaNoWriMo participant” badge from my site. I’m happy I did a week or so of daily writing; it was a revelation that I could type so many sentences in such a few sittings. After a week of writing what was supposed to be a novel I came to the […]
It’s been such a warm and glorious autumn in McKinney this year. We’ve had almost no rain, which isn’t good, but I have been enjoying the sunny days tremendously. One night there was a dusting of frost in a few places, but the days remain balmy. Every few days I wonder how much longer it […]
My first day spent working on my novel went better and worse than I could have imagined. On the positive side I’ve written more than 4000 words. On the negative side the beginning of my story seems hopelessly irrelevant and I’m already wondering if I should go in a different direction than I originally planned. […]
It was a lovely Friday afternoon in McKinney that Halloween. The cottony white clouds balanced themselves in an ice blue sky while yellow leaves rattled as they were whisked down asphalt streets and across shingled roofs. My friend Jim had just got his monthly paycheck, and he was finally able to make the down payment […]
A clip from yesterday’s newspaper (about the stock market) pasted onto mostly found papers. I found a piece of wood veneer that looked like a cartoon character; I just darkened what looked like the facial detail.
I’ve got a basic idea for what I’m going to write for NaNo, as well as a list of characters […]
About a week ago I was reading Hanna’s blog, and learned about something called NaNoWriMo, which is National Novel Writing Month. Well, I’ve gone and signed up for it.
Once upon a time, in my much younger days, I thought I wanted to write a book; you know the “Great American Novel” dream. I majored […]
It was dreadfully hot, the middle of Moodling Season. Everyone trudged rather than walked, dragging sopping wet armpits in their wake. The two brothers, Weaves and Juicester, decided a trip to Planet Earth for some fishing was exactly in order. They donned their fishing togs, swept up their violins, and planted themselves in the Sprint […]