When the news from my own home is so sad, this is all I feel I have to offer: instructions for a metta meditation. “Metta,” also known as “maitri” and often translated into English as “loving-kindness,” comes from the Buddhist tradition. Here are some links, in case you want to know more about the roots… Read more »
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Here Lies Kristin. She Paid Attention
I wouldn’t mind if that’s what it said on my tombstone. So, recently, I got into a bit of a plotting pickle with this thing I’m writing. I just couldn’t figure out a particular aspect of the story. In my usual fashion, I threw myself at it, then threw myself at it again, and again,… Read more »
La la la la *flails*
The Spanish cover of Fire, published by Roca (click to enbiggen) —–> I always feel just a little bit sad right before a big work trip. I think it’s because of Bitterblue, or whatever my WIP is at the time. I just want to write her, and it’s hard to imagine being able to write… Read more »
I believe in little things, like you and me…
… and just how big little things can be. (as Prairie Dawn used to sing on Sesame Street) I would like to stop waking up every morning feeling that (1) I have too much to do; and (2) everything matters so much. We’ll all be dead in a hundred years, so why does it matter… Read more »
