After a long, busy summer, I finally have been able to catch up on a little leisure TV watching. I finally got to watch Orange Is the New Black and Luke Cage, and today I started watching the 5th season of American Horror Story, Hotel. Yeah, it’s been that long since I’ve been able to … Continue reading The Scenic Route
Category: Inspiration
Exhaling
I feel like for the last few years, I’ve been holding my breath. What was I waiting for to exhale? A new job. A successful writing career. Some stability in my life. Seven or eight years down the road, I found myself really turning blue. It was time for me to exhale, no matter what … Continue reading Exhaling
What I Learned This Summer
I got back a few days ago from GCLS in New Orleans and wrote all about it over at Women & Words. One of the most memorable moments for me was when Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina and other works, said during her keynote speech: My daddy was a son of a … Continue reading What I Learned This Summer
It’s so awesome that this post is going live on Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday for so many reasons. It’s so much more than just putting on costumes, going trick or treating, and getting candy. There is so much fascinating history behind the rituals and the holiday itself. And it all meant so much … Continue reading
To Fight or Not to Fight
First, as this post falls on Valentine's Day, I want to wish all the love birds out there a happy, romantic day and an even better evening. Cherish the one you love and treat her the way she deserves to be treated, the way you want to be treated. A little compassion, some respect, and … Continue reading To Fight or Not to Fight
The Universe Works In Mysterious Ways
The past few weeks, I’ve been griping and whining about how horrible my job has been and how I’ve been finding it difficult to keep a positive attitude (which I promised myself I would do in 2014). Circumstances have gotten me very down, and at times, I have felt like I’m in a hopeless situation. … Continue reading The Universe Works In Mysterious Ways
Shutting the Voices
I don’t know if you’re familiar with Dianne Jacob, but she is a well-known food writer. Her book, Will Write for Food, has won awards and she has a blog with the same name. I’m sure that few of you (if any) who read this blog are food writers, but I bring her up because … Continue reading Shutting the Voices
Still On the Journey
The other day, I ran across a quote from Thomas Edison that really struck a chord with me. He said: “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." This is the attitude that kept him at his work and gave us the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture … Continue reading Still On the Journey
A Moment of Time
I truly cannot believe that Christmas is a week and a half away. As usual, I’m completely unprepared. During the past few weeks, I’ve thought about the upcoming holidays, what I'm going to get for people, what foods I'm going to prepare… Yet, as it does every year, it snuck up on me. I put … Continue reading A Moment of Time
Obeying the Muse
Autumn is in the air now and there’s no mistaking that the summer is over. The leaves are turning, everyone has their Halloween decorations and other fall accoutrement on display, and coffee shops are advertising their pumpkin lattes. We’ve come to the end of another month and I haven’t gotten nearly as far in my … Continue reading Obeying the Muse
R.G. Emanuelle 