Nature Walks © Photo by Leah Ranada I'm fortunate to live in a city with countless lush nature parks. We take many walks, my husband and I. Short ones though, a way of breaking up the daily grind. We talk about our crafts, happy and horrific things we read. We run into people we know,… Continue reading Writing Desk
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Steeped © Photo by Leah Ranada I am in editing mode these days. The draft for my second novel was shelved for a while , and now I am drinking in my own words, plucking some out, adding some in. Straining and stirring until I get the blend just right. Never perfect, because perfection is… Continue reading Writing Desk
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Surrender © Photo by Leah Ranada I can't be the only one who scoffed when that article about the impact of ChatGPT on critical thinking skills came out. It joins the ranks of those filler headlines, like the ones revealing the surprising link between sugar intake and weight gain or the inverse correlation between children's… Continue reading Writing Desk
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Nourishment © Photo by Leah Ranada Creativity is hard without nourishment, whether of the body or the mind. Maybe I've known this for a long time, or everyone does, on some level. But we go out into the world, pulled into currents of various stimulations and stresses, experiences and emotions. They get to be too… Continue reading Writing Desk
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Throttle © Photo by Leah Ranada Flowers are way past first bloom, summer in full swing. I can almost see the faint outlines of autumn. I have this tendency to hurry. I try not to think so much about the things I have set out to accomplish this year and still haven't. There's some self-awareness,… Continue reading Writing Desk
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