Chris

A moment of Zen Parenting

When a cliché becomes a reality, you adapt I found myself in the middle of a classic parenting crisis a little while ago. We were bundled up and heading out the door to go to the library for a quick visit before dinner. Max was done his pre-trip bathroom pit stop, and I was headingContinue reading “A moment of Zen Parenting”

Navigating without a map

The freedom to chart your own course comes with surprising pitfalls In December, I uttered the greatest phrase a writer can ever say: “I’m done”. The first draft of my next novel (book three in my “Spellbound Railway” series) was finished. A sense of fatigued elation came over me, and the joy of being ableContinue reading “Navigating without a map”

Checking in at the end of the year

Here we are at the end of 2014. I’ve been away from this blog for the last six months, and I’ve missed it (and you, dear audience). There was no sinister reason for the lack of blogging, just a need to keep my public online presence focused on other things than my personal ramblings. Also,Continue reading “Checking in at the end of the year”