Real life kicked me off my writing wagon!

Children to support, no husband anymore, mortgage to pay ... the list goes on! Inevitably, my writing ventures, like most writers, did not make me an overnight sensation and I needed to go back to a "real job" in the "real world". Don't  get me wrong! I am grateful that I found one that I can really enjoy, but that emptiness in my soul has returned. It's that hole that develops when you aren't doing what you're meant to do. Back to feeling selfish because I want to write but have limited quality time with my now single parented children so I don't.

I got a wake up call the other day. Suddenly, an article that I'd placed on a content source site a while back sold. I felt that spark again. That little voice said, "Someone found your work and connected with it enough to spend money on it. They believed YOUR words would add value to their web site."

Now, I'm making it my mission to climb back in my wagon. Slowly, but surely, and this post is my affirmation and first step!

The End - Rest Stop

This song by Matchbox Twenty pretty much sums up the recent end of my 18 year relationship.

Just three miles from the rest stop
And she slams on the breaks
She said I tried to be but I'm not
And could you please collect your things
I don't wanna be cold
I don't wanna be cruel
But I gotta find more
Than what's happening with you
If you'd - open up the door

She said - while you were sleeping
I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're dreaming when
It came to mind that I didn't care
So I thought - hell if it's over
I had better end it quick
Or I could lose my nerve
Are you listening - can you hear me
Have you forgotten

Just three miles from the rest stop
And my mouth's too dry to rage
The light was shining from the radio
I could barely see her face
But she knew all the words that I never had said
She knew the crumpled-up promise of this
Broken down man - and as I opened up the door

She said - while you were sleeping
I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're dreaming when
It came to mind that I didn't care
So I thought - hell if it's over
I had better end it quick
Or I could lose my nerve
Are you listening - can you hear me
Have you forgotten

Thought for the day ...

Meteor Showers Aug 12-13

We know there have been numerous impressive astronomical sights in the sky this year but the Perseid Meteor Showers are an annual event with almost perfect timing each year. The best time to spot the falling stars this year will be on the evenings of August 12th and 13th for North Americans, weather permitting. Perseid is named for the constellation Perseus as Perseus seems to be the starting point for the shower each year.

The 100's of falling stars in Perseid are actually tiny debris particals from the Swift-Tuttle comet.