The End

I recently published my first edited book,  Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology ,  with  Small Harbor Publishing . It's an anthology of writing from  Literary Mama  staff over the past 20 years. It's a beautiful collection and I am proud of the writers and proud to share the book.  It seems a fitting moment, as I pondered sharing about the book here on the blog, to reflect on my life as a blogger, and acknowledge that it is time to officially end this blog.   I started blogging in about 2007, when my baby was learning to toddle, when I was learning how to be a mother and stepmother, when I was just starting to see my way as a writer. I needed it back then. I craved it. I had a variety of blog iterations--family, art, creativity, writing things I delved into. There's a freedom in blogging, a casualness, an easy familiarity that's lacking (for me anyway) in other kinds of writing. I loved blogging and the words came pouring out.  Ove...
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Balance Wednesday- Take Pictures

Lately, I have been particularly uninspired. With what started as a week vacation from writing, turning into a sick week, then a school break week, and lots of family obligation, my creative juices are utterly stagnant. It's a constant battle to fight off the guilty voices that are ordering me to get to work and create something!

 Right now however, I am not sure I can create anything. But in thinking about this series and working on balance, I realized I can capture what the Earth is creating right now. The past few days have been stunningly gorgeous. So I took my camera outside and breathed in the fresh spring air. I aimed and clicked, and noticed new life. And while the lovely flowers just beginning to bloom in my backyard didn't heal all the old wounds or spur my writing to new heights, taking the time to take pictures did give me a few moments of calm and gratitude, and a tiny twinge of hope.





Comments

Anonymous said…
Great pictures! You mojo will come back, don't worry!! :)
April 11, 2013 at 10:59 AM
Sue Heavenrich said…
you're a week ahead of this hilltop gardener... flowers! our daffy-dills just started opening.
Walking with a camera is the best therapy for being stuck. If nothing else, you get some exercise and see beauty.
April 11, 2013 at 11:15 AM
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