This evening as I was driving home from the three-thousandth errand, I took my eyes off the road to look at the sky. I noticed in the grey blanket of cloud an open zipper of bright yellow. Like someone had sewn an opening in the sky, closed it with a zipper than opened the zipper… Continue reading Moved
Category: Writing Life
Sew Songs
"Are you paralyzed with fear? That's a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it." Steven Pressfield,… Continue reading Sew Songs
High School Dream (Recurring)
I had a recurring dream last night. It's the one where I'm back in high school (Go Raiders! Assumption College School) and I'm late for a class. Also, all my assignments are late or I can't find them. There are hundreds of students around, uniform-clad, moving in slightly slow motion, and seemingly calm. Me, I'm… Continue reading High School Dream (Recurring)
New York! New York!
We took the kids to New York City...Manhattan to be exact. For seven nights and eight days, we pretended we were living in one of our favourite places in the world. Thank you AirBNB for the home we stayed in. It was our second time in the big apple as a family. The kids were… Continue reading New York! New York!
VANESSA SHIELDS 