So I reread the letter yesterday and found dun, dun, duh…A Mistake! Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh! Actually, I don’t know how noticeable or important it really is. What is noticeable is that a few years ago I would have been a total wreck … Continue reading
I did it! I sent off my first query letter to a real live literary agent! It took me a week and six drafts to get it right. I must have reread it a hundred times before hitting that “send” … Continue reading
Sobriety keeps me humble. There are times when I still get cocky but, for the most part, that is kept in check by the knowledge that I could fall again at any time. I used to think I was invincible. … Continue reading
The furnace went out last night so now it’s 40 degrees in my apartment. I would be lying if I said I’m not a little annoyed by this. I’m all bundled up, my toes are frozen and this is day … Continue reading
Every Sunday morning I meet with a group of practitioners for meditation and a teaching from our spiritual director in Long Beach. She’s an American Tibetan Buddhist nun who’s been walking the path for about thirty years. Even though the … Continue reading
