Life is a Story


Tell it Big

Tag: reading

  • Saturday in Montana–Index Cards and Putting Things Off

    I am really just stalling.  I have a project that has been completed, as much as a third, forth or fifth draft can be completed.  I have set this aside long enough that the next two read throughs will surprise me.  The task I am working through, now, or when I stop putting it off,…

  • The Eyes Have It

    Eyes do some incredible things, especially in fiction. I’ve read about eyes falling upon, dropping, dragging, darting, skimming, rolling up and back, fluttering, blinking, and closing. Eyes pop, glow, screw up, screw up to the sun, squint, and are pressed upon by darkness.

  • Melding Book Lights and a Mouse in the Bed

    That evening I went into the bedroom, did a mouse in the bed check, got comfy and took out the real book, made of real paper. Attached to the book was the most amazing bit of McGyver-ism I have ever seen. I called my son in to see if he had anything to do with…