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Me in a nutshell…
I tend to live my life a little bit differently from your average person. It may just be my perspective or it may be my choices. The two are certainly tied together. I am a perfectionist. This is why I continue writing and rewriting. Day in and day out. I write. I paint. I draw. I rarely show any of it to anyone. Unless it’s as close to perfect as I can make it, I never show anyone my creative work. I really ought to work on that, but unless someone were to ask specifically and I were to trust them explicitly, I doubt that’ll change. I’m ADD. Yes, this…
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On Touch and Otters
Fair Warning: This one is going to be a bit more personal than the normal videos/blog posts. It is, however, all about the positive. So, here’s the thing about touch. It freaks me out more than a little most of the time. Sure, my family gives me hugs, and being Greek I do the cheek-kissing thing…Turtle and I even whack each other regularly, but most people know me to be a touch jumpy, so they know to leave me be. See, I’ve had some rough stuff go on at various points in my life and it’s made me rather averse to people touching me without notice, being near my face,…
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Writing Retreat
Seattle Downtown Skyline From Alki Beach Dawn by David Gn Photography On Monday, I will fly to Seattle for a month-long writing retreat of my own design. My goals are to spend the majority of my days and evenings writing. Many of them I will do where I am staying, and some I will do out and about in some of my favourite Seattle places (parks, cafes, on the water, etc.). All and all, I think it’s going to be brilliant fun, relaxing, and I should be able to get a lot done. Now, you may wonder, readers-mine, why I am going to Seattle (as opposed to the mountains, an…
