Thursday Potential New Website Ahead! Just a quick journal entry. I am exploring a new option for my website. It will not have all the bells and whistles…not even a place for blogging. However, the simplicity and low-techiness of it appeals to me, and I can point my domain to it. The cool thing about… Continue reading April 3, 2025
Tag: writing life
March 29, 2025
Saturday Once upon a time, I used to watch a soap opera called Another World. I was just a kid, but the character of Felicia Gallant caught my imagination. Played by the elegant Linda Dano, Felicia was a big-time romance novelist. The character was based on real-life writer Jacqueline Susann (Valley of the Dolls). Felicia… Continue reading March 29, 2025
March 28, 2025
Friday Just a quick journal entry. It’s been over a week since I wrote in this online journal. Last week was a bit of a production blur with both my Pink Dandelions newsletter and a Type M for Murder post AND a guest post coming out. What have I done since then? I addressed and… Continue reading March 28, 2025
March 8, 2025
Saturday Image: Spring and Dandelions. After the winter comes rebirth. Pink dandelions, like their yellow counterparts, are a symbol of hope, dreams, and wishes. They remind us of the passage of time, the transitory nature of life. A dandelion holds within itself healing properties, strengthening and detoxifying. Let’s be like dandelions. Had a tech come… Continue reading March 8, 2025
March 5, 2025
Wednesday So I borrowed The Testaments by Margaret Atwood from the Naval Base Guam library a couple of weeks ago. I was so happy to find the library! Anyway, I started reading it but realized I’d forgotten details of The Handmaid’s Tale. I’d read it in the very early 1990s. Maybe actually 1990, and though… Continue reading March 5, 2025
February 20, 2025
Thursday On Monday, President’s Day, C and I decided to check out various beaches on Naval Base Guam. We stopped at one and found it crawling with ants and very little shade. As it was early afternoon, this wasn’t great, but it did look like a nice place to try out snorkeling if we can… Continue reading February 20, 2025
February 11, 2025
Tuesday Four pages drafted on The Peony Hotel (Stephanie Hardy, mid-life starting over) story. I’ve been at it since 10 a.m. It’s now 3 pm. Four pages. This is how long it takes at the beginning, making sure I’m getting it right. I’m writing this in third-person, present tense. Not my usual. I started with… Continue reading February 11, 2025
January 24, 2025
Friday We discovered another really good lunch place. Mosa’s Joint. It has a bar and indoor and outdoor seating, a huge menu, very fresh food, lovely salads and sandwiches, and even a meatloaf special. C had the chicken sandwich special. I had a Mahi-Mahi burritos. Both of us had side salads, plus I indulged in… Continue reading January 24, 2025
January 20, 2025
Today’s writing activity can be summed up in one word: Pinterest.
January 19, 2025
Sunday Håfa Adai is the traditional Chamorro greeting in Guam. It’s pronounced “half-a-day.” I’m back to keep this journal on my website. I remember the first “computer” journal I ever kept. It was way back in the mid-80s when I was in high school and taking a beginner computer class. I think we were using… Continue reading January 19, 2025