Author Archives: adg34

My Poor Hand

When I was young I would wake up with scratches and cuts and bruises. I’d also be laying across my bed, teddy bear clutched under my head (he was pillow-sized), limbs hanging off. I was apparently an adventurer off to battle every night. It’s been decades since I’ve really hurt myself in my sleep, butContinue reading “My Poor Hand”

New Plan

I have been writing furiously since the middle of June (how is it July already?!) and am noticing fun new aches and sore spots. I know I have a bad set-up. My two chair options are: too tall for the floor but good for the table, or close enough to the floor, but too lowContinue reading “New Plan”

Here We Go Again

I’m in full writing mode. My thoughts are consumed by plot. I feel like I exist out of time, off in a far away land. I flushed the first chapter out. It’s the spark that got the premise rolling. It’s where the book ends. So now I’m plotting the timeline because I keep running offContinue reading “Here We Go Again”

Silly Connections

I like playing phone games as a tool for my mental health. As with all my methods, it’s a delicate line between helpful and harmful. I can get caught up in the dopamine hits of success, or the obsessive loop of failure. I have Sims and some cooking games that my interest fades in andContinue reading “Silly Connections”

Goose Frabba

A few years ago, I found myself saying this phrase every time I needed to quickly diffuse my anger. It works every time. I giggle, take a few relaxed breaths, and handle things. Today was a day I wish I had remembered that phrase. There is a big personality that is making work difficult forContinue reading “Goose Frabba”

A Vampire Ballet

Reading these books is like taking a deep breath and running headlong down a dark tunnel, with sporadic pools of light, at full speed. I’m constantly taking little breaks to get some air and a rest. Then it’s right back to the action. It’s like coming home when I read these books. Like I canContinue reading “A Vampire Ballet”

So, Um… I Bought Them All

Recently, we celebrated my husband’s birthday with dinner out and then bought books and drinks to celebrate the end of another doosey of a school year. I had just heard about a book on a podcast and went in search of it. That’s when I saw The Deer and the Dragon. I’ve seen many ofContinue reading “So, Um… I Bought Them All”

Sisters, Grief, and Getting Things Done

I had wondered when the nightly phone calls would not be nightly anymore. When we would slowly begin talking less again. Eight months. It’s bittersweet. I drove the, almost, five hours to her house with the kids on my own this time. We had planned this trip months ago, and the kids needed it. IContinue reading “Sisters, Grief, and Getting Things Done”

Career Savers: Serenity Stones

When I began my journey as a massage therapist, over a decade and a half ago, I could not fathom being able to use tools in my work. How can you feel anything? Don’t they just get in the way and create more work? Then I was trained in the basics of hot stone massageContinue reading “Career Savers: Serenity Stones”