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 A blog to house my musings, curiosities, and fascinations. |
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When it came time for me to start blogging again, I found myself paralyzed. I was trapped by the belief that my blog had to be unique, that it had to have a defined theme, and that it had to be appealing to everyone. After some time scouring Google for advice, I realized that if all I did was worry and plan, I would spend forever worrying and planning and never get to writing. From that realization, I've decided to display my blog writing guidelines here for everyone to see, but especially for me to see when I come here to write. ~1~ Blog about what is appealing to YOU. Don't worry about anyone else. ~2~ Allow yourself to WRITE! Don't restrain yourself to one voice, one writing style, one genre, or one topic area. ~3~ Throw out the fear of maintaining a consistent theme. Blog about your passions, interests, fancies, inspirations, opinions, musings, curiosities, ramblings, and loves. ~4~ Explore, experiment, and have fun! So, this is my solution. A blog about anything and everything that sparks my interest.  The title is inspired by the quote at the bottom of this introduction. Everything you love, even for a short time, becomes part of you. Our experiences and perception of the world is colored by those things we love and have loved, whether those things are  or not. This blog will be a place to house those passions and curiosities. Please enjoy! "It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." -Anonymous ![Merit Badge in Aloha
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Only the most selfless, dedicated person would come up with an idea like an Aloha MB. But then, from all those things you do on WDC and we know you're doing out in the world, it's what we should have known you'd do. You've always been working to make things better and help people, animals, and places. Maybe the badge should have your picture so everyone knows a real example of Aloha.](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-Aloha-2171989_14.gif) Cover image by Jessica Woulfe
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Hello, hello, hello! Gee golly, I'm pretty disappointed in myself for falling behind on ... pretty much everything here on WDC. All I can say is that work was hell and I barely kept up with prompting for the 30DBC, so this blog fell by the wayside. But they say it's best not to "dwell," so let's get caught up on everything right here and now and move on  This blog post series each month was started as a way to help me remember what I did each month related to writing so at the end of the year, I could look back at my successes and be proud, I guess. So, not bragging, only selfish. And helpful since I'm so forgetful  Anyway, last time I wrote was about May, so let's highlight some of the things that happened in June. June writings:
I also added stories to my collection for the "Musicology Anthology"  , but got way behind and unfortunately, gave up  Maybe one day I'll come back and work on it some more, but I definitely took on too much trying to write that many short stories when I knew I would be busy and knew I am a novice at short stories. Anyway, here's the incomplete collection:
I am proud to say that two of my works were nominated for the 2019 Quill Awards  They are:
 I also think I neglected to mention two of my poems won 2018 Quills, which I'm very humbled by  My grandparents think I'm some kind of prodigy now 
 Okay, now on to July ... New writings in July:
This old piece was also given first place in a contest I had forgotten I entered back in November 2018:
I did keep up with my reading goals as well (thank goodness). I read: "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants" (Very, very highly recommended)"The Silent Patient" (The first time in a long time that a book has made my jaw hang open)"On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft" (A pleasure learning from the master)And now, my goals for August! Read: For "CLOSED!The Monthly Reading Challenge" , "Little Mouse Loves to Read" and "Angel Product Reviews"  "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly Product Review: "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer Product Review: "Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel" "Being a Beast" by Charles Foster Product Review: "Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide" Enter Contests: "Invalid Item" for "The Contest Challenge"  "Invalid Item" "SugarCube's Monthly Random Contest!!" MHWA: "Invalid Item" Week One Week Two Week Three Week FourContinue Regular Commitments: Normal review crediting for "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" judging for July Official Month and prep for September WDC Birthday activityOkay! Let's see how we go! -Emily |
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