July 2024

July 29, 2024

When You Crack Yourself Up…

Are you a fan of the ellipsis? I’ll give you a moment…as I wait right here. That’s me, ellipsis style, comfortable with a pause. 😉 According to just about every grammarian you might consult, there are a few acceptable uses of the blessed ‘dot, dot, dot’ and signifying a pause is just one of them. Continue reading

writing

author, grammar, humor, punctuation, silly, writing
July 25, 2024

Inspire

When readers of “Surviving Sue” ask about my courage and fortitude to write about my mom and my complicated life with her, I smile and share that I received plenty of support from allies and mentors along the way and choosing a career as a licensed counselor solidified my belief in the power of personal Continue reading

Surviving Sue

humanism, Inspiration, Maslow, mental health, psychology, self-care
July 22, 2024

Humor and Grace…

I shared this news a few weeks ago but can’t resist one last reminder that I have a presentation upcoming — next week — on a topic near and dear to me. Many thanks to librarian, Austin Nord, for the invitation to present at the Woodstock Public Library on Tuesday, July 30 at 6:30 pm. Continue reading

Surviving Sue

author, book signing, elder care, humor, presentation, self-care, Wellness
July 21, 2024

Backyard Buddies

I know, I know. The deer are a menace. We have several neighbors and friends who decry the horrors of deer this time of year because of their infernal appetites. The nerve, the nerve. I get it…but I figure our landscaping effort, in the end, is for our visual enjoyment. It’s not our source of Continue reading

kindness

animals, gratitude, lifestyle, love, nature
July 18, 2024

Write On!

The other day a dear friend – a fellow writer asked, “How’s it going?” I immediately knew the ‘it’ she spoke of. We’ve become something akin to accountability partners, checking in about our projects. Me? I periodically blog here on WP about my writing adventures, sometimes posting on FB, IG and LI, too. My friend? Continue reading

writing

author, books, encouragement, Inspiration, motivation, quote, writer
July 14, 2024

Bringing the Light

Dr. Stein posted a thought-provoking essay today about friendship. I highly recommend it! I love learning new things from him and in this piece, he offers insight about the nature of friendships, the nuances and varieties. There’s so much to worry about in the world at the moment but the one thing that sustains me Continue reading

kindness, Uncategorized

friendship, gratitude, kindness, lifestyle, nature, self-care
July 11, 2024

“Surviving Sue” – A Riveting Reel

Thanks to my dear friend Alegria for her talents and support. In addition to her riveting review of “Surviving Sue” (which I wrote about here) she created an Instagram reel…a video that made my heart skip a beat. Oh my goodness. See below. The music, the captioning…Alegria captured the intensity of my mom’s story in Continue reading

Surviving Sue

author, book reviews, books, films, gratitude, storytelling
July 10, 2024

Straight to My Heart

First! Are you following Life with Alegria? If you’re not, hop to it, friends! The WordPress community continues to delight and surprise me with introductions to the most generous souls. Kind and thoughtful humans who create meaningful, provocative content which inspires. That’s Alegria and you’ll love her blog…full of visual feasts and reminders that Continue reading

Surviving Sue

author, book reviews, gratitude, Inspiration, writer
July 7, 2024

When You Crack Yourself Up: Advice from H.G. Wells?

“If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it.” H.G. Wells Interesting quote, right? “Difficulties with a book”. Writing or reading, I wondered. Both? Considering how prolific Wells was as a writer, one assumes he meant writing, but for prolific readers…we Continue reading

writing

author, books, humor, Inspiration, productivity, wisdom, writing
July 5, 2024

Book Review Gratitude

With gratitude galore to the talented and generous author Diana (D. Wallace Peach), I’m sharing her review of “Surviving Sue”: Surviving Sue by Dr. Vicki Atkinson This is a riveting memoir by Vicki Atkinson chronicling life with her mother Sue, who suffered from alcoholism, depression, Munchausen by Proxy, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. It covers the author’s Continue reading

Surviving Sue

author, book review, books, D. Wallace Peach, gratitude, Myths of the Mirror
July 1, 2024

Hopping Genres

I’m in the thick of it, working through another test. This time, the exploration of writing a novel. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was in pursuit, wondering if my previous experience in academic and memoir writing could be tapped to conjure a largely fictionalized story. Along the way, writers will tell you Continue reading

Surviving Sue, writing

authors, humor, Inspiration, plot, storytelling, writers

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Victoria Ponders

July 2024

When You Crack Yourself Up…

Inspire

Humor and Grace…

Backyard Buddies

Write On!

Bringing the Light

“Surviving Sue” – A Riveting Reel

Straight to My Heart

When You Crack Yourself Up: Advice from H.G. Wells?

Book Review Gratitude

Hopping Genres

Peek Inside “Surviving Sue“

Podcasts

Workshops

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