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What It Feels Like to Finish a Writing Project
Journal entry upon finishing writing my latest novel. October 2024 THE FINISHING FEELINGS It really is something, the feelings I get when a writing project is finished. That said, I'm sure there are many of you who have that feeling that a piece of writing is never really finished! I have that feeling too! Especially… Continue reading What It Feels Like to Finish a Writing Project
On Mandatory Suffering
I've been contemplating suffering. I've been suffering pain in my body chronically for decades...my autoimmune system (has two diseases!) on high-alert for as long as I can remember...and more recently, a lower-back issue that's been on-and-off since 2022. The term 'comparative suffering' has been bopping around between my parts for years now too. I don't… Continue reading On Mandatory Suffering
Year of Reading Books – A Dream
"I read slowly, savoring each book one by one. I had all the time in the world then. And there was no danger I'd run out of books, no matter how much I read..." from Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, translated by Eric Ozawa This morning I was reading. I was reading… Continue reading Year of Reading Books – A Dream
VANESSA SHIELDS 