by Jocosa Wade | Jan 30, 2020 | Books, Inspiration, Memoir, Writers life
Here’s how it started. My intention was to go to Inquiring Minds— the local bookstore— to order a couple books that will launch later this year and snag a book for a friend. I walked through the door and there she was— Nora Ephron. No flash or flurry. Just Nora with...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 29, 2020 | Writing Practice
The juicer and electric typewriter were no lossneither was the microwave impossible to program,But the bike with training wheels gave her pause,as did the brass bed that once caught the newborns. Will those memories refresh the same way the glass dining table—...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 23, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, Writers life
The Gift This painting hangs in the living room of my house. It didn’t always. Once upon a time there was a large painting of cattails going to seed upon this wall. It was one of the ugliest paintings I’ve ever seen, and I had no desire to see it on a daily basis. But...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 16, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, whores of negativity, Writers life
On Saturday, I transcribed a bunch of Notes for this Toolbox. Took them out of my notebook and placed them in a computer document, so on Sunday, I could print them out and reshape them into something readable to share. I was very excited because this task is one of my...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 9, 2020 | Inspiration, Memoir, Snow Queen, Writers life
Writers aren’t supposed to talk in detail about their Work-In-Progress. It might jinx the flow, or bring the project to a halt. But I’ve decided to risk pissing off the Snow Queen because, well, the process is driving me a little crazy, and what I’m learning might be...