Write more. I really want to. The problem: time. Edit more stories. I definitely want to. The problem: time. Send out more stories. I really want to. The problem: time. I use to quote a mentor who said, "If you really love writing, you will make time for it." I have not stopped writing. In… Continue reading Too Many Projects and Not Enough Time?
Elliot McSwean Story Published
Ten-year-old Elliot McSwean trips again! Alfie Dog, a publishing company that publishes children's stories and books, has published my third Adventures of Elliot McSwean story. Alfie Dog published Adventures of Elliot McSwean: The Watchman January 28, 2015. This is the fourth time an Elliot McSwean story has been published. Adventures of Elliot McSwean: The Question was published in Black Fox Literary Magazine's 2013… Continue reading Elliot McSwean Story Published
Ready to Talk: The Infection
Part 1 Memoir Shorts There is a reason "in sickness and in health" exists in marriage vows. My husband, Ben, and I joked about the fact we got "the sickness" part down. It crept into our apartment. The thing sneaked into our blood and on our bodies like a fantasy movie during which the audience watched… Continue reading Ready to Talk: The Infection
Ready to Talk: Beginnings
There is something to a love story. Not the sappy, man with bare chest caries helpless woman with dress draped over her shoulder romance. There are the love stories everyone approves. Then there's the love stories that puts vinegar in people's sugar. Ready to Talk A Memoir by Rebecca T. Dickinson… Continue reading Ready to Talk: Beginnings
You Say Goodbye; I Say Hello
The Beatles knew a thing or two in writing lyrics. The band understood how music and lyrics changed as the band evolved. Their writing matured. My writing and what I write about has changed, too. Although 2014 had some great milestones, I'm glad it is ending. I look forward to 2015. I look forward to… Continue reading You Say Goodbye; I Say Hello
Time Best Spent Writing
Your son comes in the bathroom. He sits on the floor and asks when you're going to play in his room with him. The new baby cries ready to be fed. "We will play after nap," I say. Just a few moments before, your son had entertained himself and the baby slept. You have just… Continue reading Time Best Spent Writing
Above the Water and Under: Coming Back
My husband, John, likes to say he is like a duck. He is calm and serene on the surface, and paddling fast under water. Our lives in the last six years have often felt like that. If you've read my posts before, you might have seen some of those stories reflected in blogs like Blue… Continue reading Above the Water and Under: Coming Back
Power of a Woman and her Power of Words
To say the women in my family have influenced my writing and life is obvious. Each one has a unique personality that glows. Each woman in my family is intelligent and somewhat opinionated. If they took a close look at my stories to date, they might say a certain character is like them. They might… Continue reading Power of a Woman and her Power of Words
Two Stories Published
UK publisher, Alfie Dog Press, published two stories from Adventures of Elliot McSwean in July. This is the second and third story from the collection to receive publication. The Question was previously published by Black Fox Literary Magazine in March 2013, and is now published for a second time. Save the Red Lights is published for the first… Continue reading Two Stories Published
Days of a Working Writer
I want to write. I got to write. Cliches. Who minds? Little time to write more than a few words. Complete sentences, maybe. Is it sign I'm lazy, or just the sign of the times working from six a.m. or sometimes five. Head stuck in a book. Close the book. Son wakes up. Sweet… Continue reading Days of a Working Writer
Corrie's Season 