“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
Latest Posts
-
Gleanings: It’s About Time, and nurturing the writer.
An artist date is a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way I decided to take the dog to the beach. The excursion was a brand new experience for me and for the dog, who has…
-
Gleanings: 3 Ws–When and Willingness and Writing
“We’ll set a limit when we’re ready, and not a moment before.” ~ Melody Beattie, Language of Letting Go This morning I reached a space of commitment, direction, confident willingness and understanding of myself as a writer at this point in time. I did not arrive here automatically or by wishing. While not being in…
-
Gleanings: Writing Goals and First Things First, and balancing values
“These, then, are an artist’s goals: to work and to affirm the value of that work; to find success and make success; to play a role in the maintenance of culture and to affirm the value of that role; to find love, provide love, and affirm the value of love; and to minimize self-hatred and…
-
Gleanings: Providing Room to Breathe
The artist who, craving solitude, achieves it too little, feels sad and cheated; a dozen busy days are no substitute for one rich hour of solitude. ~ Eric Maisel, Affirmations for Artists On Sunday morning, after a full week of enjoying grandchildren and contending with responsibilities of elder care and a busy household, I got four…
-
Gleanings: Experimenting in the Writer Life
“Experiment. Try something new. Maybe you won’t like it. Maybe you’ll make a mistake. But maybe you will like it, and maybe you’ll discover something you love.” ~ Melody Beattie, Language of Letting Go. Monday morning, and I looked at all I had to do. I tried to jettison some things that were not truly…
-
Gleanings: Predicaments
“Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.” ~George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, novelist. I laughed when I read the quote. Then I looked up the word predicament, to make certain I was understanding. The definition given in the Oxford Dictionary for the word predicament is: ‘a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing…
“Matlock writes about generous people striving to live and love well. She does it beautifully.
~ Contra Costa Times
Curtiss Ann Matlock 