galpod3 days ago2 minWord Trail: Emotions, Motion, and MomentsRead this on galpod.com. A little while ago, I had the privilege of listening to Pragna Patel. She has been an activist for women’s...
galpod7 days ago1 minFriday Prompt - Alternative LivesRead this on galpod.com. I’m stealing this prompt from Julia Cameron. Some writer friends and I are doing a round of The Artist’s Way, so...
galpodMay 173 minPhysical limitationsRead this on galpod.com. Lately, I’ve been thinking about physical limitations. I’ve gone and tore my left meniscus, the part of our knee...
galpodMay 131 minFriday Prompt: Natural InspirationRead this on galpod.com. I’ve been thinking about nature this week and how it can inspire us. Today I have a bit of a task. Go outside,...
galpodMay 62 minFriday Prompt: GratitudeRead this on galpod.com. Gratitude is one of those magic feelings. Feeling appreciation protects against the adverse effects of stress...
galpodApr 292 minFriday Prompt: DistractionsRead this on galpod.com. Distractions surround us. There are no ifs or buts about it. I don’t think it’s coincidental. I think...
galpodApr 262 minDoing Nothing is Hard WorkRead this on galpod.com. My knee has been acting up lately. It forced me to rest, to not do stuff all the time. Sure, I read and listen...
galpodApr 222 minFriday Prompt: Slavery and FreedomRead this on galpod.com. Last week, we celebrated Passover. While the holiday's name comes from the Israelites being passed over when God...
galpodApr 12 minFriday Prompt: SpacesRead this on galpod.com. Today we’re writing at the British Library, and I’m thinking about our writing space. First of all, I’m thinking...
galpodMar 292 minSelf Acceptance and Self ImprovementRead this on galpod.com. I’ve been thinking about the tension between self-acceptance and self-improvement. On the one hand, I’m on a...
galpodMar 252 minFriday Writing Prompt: Life Story in Five MinutesRead this on galpod.com. Here’s an exercise I stole (like an artist) from Melissa Febos. She uses it to get her students to write about...
galpodMar 222 minForeign LanguagesRead this on galpod.com. Last week, I went to a concert at my son’s school. There are always concerts at my son’s school, but that’s not...
galpodMar 181 minFriday Writing Prompt - Holding the PositiveRead this on galpod.com. This week I’ve been thinking about how we tend to dismiss the positive and hold the negative. It’s called a...
galpodMar 152 minFlight Mode for PeopleRead this on galpod.com. Last week, quite miraculously, I took myself to a writing retreat in Devon. I didn’t really see much of the...
galpodMar 112 minWriting Prompt: HelplessnessRead this on galpod.com. Important note This prompt is not an easy one. Please take care of yourself. If this is something you feel you...
galpodMar 82 minWord Trail: Armour/amour (and a surprise!)Read this on galpod.com. Come on a word trail with me. This one is fun. So, a while ago, I jotted down in my little notebook to research...
galpodMar 41 minWriting Prompt: MusicRead this on galpod.com. Music has a way of reminding us of moments in our past. For me, for instance, every time I hear Alice Cooper’s...
galpodMar 12 minOn EyesightRead this on galpod.com. This is somewhat related to the prompt I posted on Friday. Have a read here. Missed the post? Consider...
galpodFeb 251 minWriting Prompt - The View from Someone Else’s EyesRead this on galpod.com. In literature, we talk a lot about POV - Point of View. If we want to write believable characters, writers have...
galpodFeb 112 minFriday Prompt: Sensory WritingRead this on galpod.com. I'm reading Cathy Rentzenbrink's Write It All Down, mostly because I felt like the universe had sent me that...