I just had a birthday. Like, yesterday. I won’t say how old I am, but let’s just say that I now have to check off a different age box on some demographic questionnaires. I find it so interesting how your perspective on life and attitude about the things and people around you change as you get … Continue reading Like Fine Wine
Category: Life
Hunger for Summer
Hunger NOW! I mean the anthology! It’s here!! The anthology that my writer’s group, The Penheads, put together is finally published and available for Kindle. I’m so happy and excited about this because it’s been so long in the making. Well, it feels like a long time. We all worked so hard on it and … Continue reading Hunger for Summer
Some Roads
I am totally tickled to announce that All You Can Eat is now available as an epub! Click HERE for Kindle. I’m really happy with the way it turned out. It's hot, it's sexy, it's cute, it's retro, it's awesome. In the upcoming holiday anthology from Ylva Publishing, Unwrap These Presents, I have a short … Continue reading Some Roads
Again With the Spotlight?
My entire life, I’ve avoided getting up in front of people. I simply don’t have the foundation for comfortable public appearances. I was never in the drama club or on the debate team (although I was briefly in the glee club—not the best choice for me). And, except for a brief stint as an instructor at … Continue reading Again With the Spotlight?
Happenings Within Reason
People keep telling me that everything happens for a reason. It would be nice to believe that. It makes everything bad that happens seems not so bad because there’s a purpose for it. Sometimes we get actual proof that a bad or inconvenient event led to something good. The examples I always think of in … Continue reading Happenings Within Reason
The Fear—and Power—of Saying “No”
I have a very difficult time saying no. Many people have this problem. It’s the fear of losing a job or opportunity, disappointing someone, or both. For me, it’s both, but it’s particularly the former. I think it’s because I’m not 25 anymore and I’m just starting to figure things out, which means I have … Continue reading The Fear—and Power—of Saying “No”
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
Do you believe in signs? I don’t, and I’ll tell you why. There were many times when I saw “signs,” which, by anyone’s definition would be something that appears in a person’s life that connects them to something specific. Right? Which, translated, would be some sort of coincidence. Okay, so I’ve experienced many such coincidences … Continue reading Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
The Road Not Taken
Many things have changed for me in the last few years, in all aspects of my life—my work life, my love life, and my writing life. And in all those areas, I’m meeting many new people and doing many new things. All of which have led me to a lot of thinking about roads taken … Continue reading The Road Not Taken
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 Tiger Behind the Tree
All my life, I have fought my gut. What I mean is, I’ve gone against my instincts. Just like a gazelle can sense a tiger nearby (let’s just assume that they co-exist in the same habitat), we all have an innate sense of danger, that thing inside of us that tells us that bad things … Continue reading The Tiger Behind the Tree
R.G. Emanuelle 