Does it ever amaze you how quickly and painlessly we take pictures these days?  Not that long ago it took fragile glass plates, tons of chemicals, and patience and courage galore just to capture one single photograph. I wrote about that painstaking process in From a Distance. And sometimes, when I’m snapping away with my phone, capturing pic after pic after pic with hardly a breath much less … [Read more...]

Don’t you hate it when the batteries go dead on devices you rely on like cell phones and laptops and tablets? But when we use them incessantly without taking time to plug them in, they eventually run down and stop working. After a year of hard work, I just completed another novel, and I have to admit that my creative batteries are dead. Totally dry. Used up. It’s time to take a break from writing … [Read more...]

I have been battling problems with the Inspired by Life and Fiction blog as well as with my own website for over a week. You may have noticed that it has been down more than once during that time. I have spent hours and hours on the phone with tech support, and as I write this post, I have no idea if we have a final solution in sight. My friends know that I am a bit of a techie. I love learning … [Read more...]