I've only thought of archetypes in terms of the virgin/whore archetype for women. Or, as was so eloquently stated by John Irving, "...you are either someone's wife or someone's whore, or fast on your way to becoming one or the other." But why do we like to think in opposites? It would be so much … Continue reading Friday Philosophy on Archetypes
John Irving
Being Your Own Brand…#MondayBlogs
If any of you have ever read John Irving's "The World According to Garp," you may remember that Garp was often frustrated by readers who wanted to know about the personal life of the author. The author should never be as important as the story he or she told, Garp felt. This is true. However, … Continue reading Being Your Own Brand…#MondayBlogs
Whimper…#MondayBlogs
Must write. Must. Write. It's what we all do, right? (Didn't mean to go there on the write/right spectrum.) Today, my daughter turned 13. Tomorrow, my son turns 9. My brain has turned to absolute mush, and my belly is distended from the excess of birthday food. It's after 9:00 p.m., and this is my … Continue reading Whimper…#MondayBlogs
Writing Updates and Tuesday Thoughts…
I just finished NaNoWriMo 2013, as everyone on my Facebook and Twitter know by now. I believe I did a few all caps lock status updates, I was so excited. Then I celebrated with Lara and the kids by jumping up and down and cheering. I followed that with a glass of wine. I haven't … Continue reading Writing Updates and Tuesday Thoughts…
Friday Philosophy…
Today's quotable quotes and philosophies come to you courtesy of Nicholas Sparks. Although I often find the reading of his books to be excruciatingly painful, sometimes I truly feel he is worth the excessive amounts of Kleenex I need. 🙂 I also find that he can offer appropriate words of wisdom for different times in … Continue reading Friday Philosophy…
Tongue In Cheek…
I have a mental list that I seem to just build upon when I'm with my children. Okay, sometimes I make little notes to add to that list even when the children are not with me, but it happens. The list is a tongue in cheek "guide to life" of dos and don'ts that I … Continue reading Tongue In Cheek…