The Blog - On My Terms
“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means.” -Joan Didion
Writing Is the Best Way to Make Sense of the World
Or, at the very least, write to figure out how you feel about the world not making sense.
Who You Choose to Represent You IS Your History
Who you choose to represent you says everything about you. Are you happy with how it’s going? What are you doing to make it better?
removing toxicity WILL improve your life
Photo Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing Today is my birthday! It’s been one year since I celebrated my fiftieth birthday in Boston with my husband. As my fifty-first birthday approached,...
a calling to adventure (and to the Camino de Santiago)
Sometimes ideas stick, sometimes they are a starting points for something else. Either way, the calling happened (this time) during a road trip to a funeral in Eastern Kentucky to honor a great man.
death and taxes, this I’m certain of
Photo Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing This post was originally written and published on April 20, 2022 via Substack. Today’s post is a diary of sorts — thoughts leftover from a...
Reading: Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman
Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman is WAY more than a self-help book, it’s a book for bringing more humanity back into humans.
on working too hard and being overwhelmed
Not even the writers and creatives out there, who were already working from home for the most part when the pandemic began, have escaped feeling overworked.
exploring time and belonging with Brené Brown
“Time is the big, precious, unrenewable resource.” ~ Brené Brown
processing grief and its many sides
As a writer, and as a human being, I like to study the human reaction to life. And the ways in which people handle grief are perplexing to me.
Joy on a Tuesday (Ode to Joy)
Sometimes you need heartfelt video evidence that people can come together to produce joy, like this video of a flash mob symphony performing Ode to Joy.
WELCOME
Hi, I'm Heather! Thanks for stopping by the blog, where I like to ramble about life — the people, places, and things that inspire me and my writing. Mainly it's posts about books I'm reading, places I've traveled to, and occasional posts about the writing and publishing process. Subscribe to my Substack below to receive blog posts directly in your inbox and join the community. FREE for Limited Time!
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