Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Friday Sinema: You Aren’t From Around Here…

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Silver James

So, I had a whole different video picked out but whoever uploaded it to Youtube said no sharing. So, since it’s that’ time of year and it so totally IS the humidity not the heat, here. The first day of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Dreaming

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Silver James

So. I’ve been having weird dreams lately. When I dream, I’m a fairly lucid dreamer who remembers the dream in good detail. Or at least I used to. Here lately? Weird dreams. Disjointed. With odd people. Odd places. Odd circumstances. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Silver James

We’ve come to the mid-month Hump Day. Which means I had to tax my brain to come up with a new snippet. I fear the Twit folks who took over #1lineWed are running out of inspiration. Which happens. To all … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Solstice Style

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Silver James

Today is the summer solstice.. That’s the longest day in the year in the sense that thee is way more light than dark. I did a lot of research on solstices and equinoxes for the first book I sold to … Continue reading →

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Monday Memo

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Silver James

Note to self: It is Monday. All day. Do not forget this fact. Drover is home. Drover is the name of my Highlander. The garage has been empty without him. The good news is, the Kids found a car they … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Shopping

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Silver James

I am NOT a shopper. I don’t like wandering aisles, going store to store, comparing things only to return to the original thing I looked at. Shoes, clothes, groceries. Sadly, these things cannot be done on-line, which is where I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Easy

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Silver James

If you’re doing something you love, it’s supposed to be easy, right? If telling stories is your thing and you know the characters and the tale unfolds as you speak the words (or type as the case may be) and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Surprise

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Silver James

So, I’ve mentioned previously that I sort of blanked out Thursday. That means I didn’t participate in Thursday Threads, even though the prompt–“She can hear us.”–is/was a good one! And the #1lineWed prompt was equally good–SURPRINGSLY, Off-guard, Taken by, Bombshell. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Teats & Titles: Italian Style

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Silver James

We celebrated my sister-in-law’s birthday last night at Olive Garden. I hadn’t eaten there in…wow…at least two years or so. Still love the salads and the bread sticks. For some reason, I started thinking about a “conversation” held on a … Continue reading →

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Middle Monday

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Silver James

Well, it’s sort of the middle. June has 30 days so technically, Wednesday is the exact middle but today puts two Sunday’s behind us and two Sundays to look forward to. I know. I’m weird. Psst. I totally identify with … Continue reading →

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