Monthly Archives: December 2017

Winter solstice and dreams of summer

Posted on December 21, 2017 by stillalife

“The winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination, a time of pain and withdrawal that produces something joyfully inconceivable, like a monarch butterfly masterfully extracting itself … Continue reading →

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“NaNoWriMo” is over and so is any hope for discipline

Posted on December 3, 2017 by stillalife

November was National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo and mispronounced by friends as something like “Nah, No Rhinos.” My first foray into NaNoWriMo took place in November 2011. That year I participated fully, which means I started a … Continue reading →

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