#OTR50 Day 16: Not Lost and Not Found

March 26, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

The good news? My laptop works again. The bad news? I’ve been distracting myself for hours from this evil white empty page. Creating distractions doesn’t make it go away. Forming thoughts, words, sentences – that’s what helps. I’ve always felt I was a better editor than a writer. Give me a draft and I can […]

#OTR50 Day 15: Acknowledging a Negative

March 25, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Yesterday I wrote about something that I handle well. Tonight all my attention has been drawn to one of my personal faults. I think Murphy was paying attention, 14 days of introspection and perhaps a stronger focus on the positives than the negatives has resulted in me being slammed with a major complication that highlights […]

#OTR50 Day 14: Technology Native

March 24, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I do know this. I am not a digital native. I am not a millennial. I was technically born into Generation X. This occasionally bothers me when I go to a seminar where an expert rambles on about the defining characteristics of Generation X, as X rarely ever seems to mark the spot for me. […]

#OTR50 Day 13: Anniversaries

March 23, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

I am an admitted workaholic. I’ve assuredly made it worse for myself as most of my career has been working almost exclusively for mission driven nonprofits. The end result being that I not only care about my work. . . I care about the work itself. Many years and several jobs ago. Early on in […]

#OTR50 Day 12: More on Dogs

March 22, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Apparently it is #NationalPuppyDay! Technically, Cagney is an old lady at 14 with some of her formerly very black fur peppered with gray. She is still the sweetest and snuggliest lovebug. Luna is not yet 2 so she still has some puppy left in her. I call her Luna, Lunatic, Puppers, and Wigglebut. She is […]

#OTR50 Day 11: My Grandmother and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

March 21, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I need to learn more diligence about the writing. To jot down a few notes so I can charge up the brain recall system and remember when I have the time to sit and write. Like the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I need to always jot down those random quick thoughts that can be transformed into something else later. […]

#OTR50 Day 10: Grab a Frindle and Take Notes

March 20, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Language is an odd ever changing thing. I was in a work meeting today. We were reviewing a suggested list of potential KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) on a project. As part of this discussion, milestones were determined for the planning process. Merriam-Webster defines milestone two ways. a stone serving as a milepost a significant point […]

#OTR50 Day 9: Plot is Not Enough

March 19, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

When I was a Junior in college, I went so far as to write the first two chapters of a novel. I had a plot and thematic idea that I actually still believe has merit. At the end of the second chapter, I hit a rode block. I crashed and burned. I totaled the vehicle of my authorship. I went back to poetry a few months later and have never gone back to attempting a multi-chapter story. […]

#OTR50 Day 8: Recurring Teenage Dreams

March 18, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

When I was a teenager, I had a recurring dream. It was not a long dream. It was not in depth. But it was always the same. There was a house at the top of a hill. It nestled at the end of a sloped, long, and curved driveway. There would be ominous music playing. […]

#OTR50 Day 7: Apprentice Yourself to Hope

March 17, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I am using today to introduce you to a few writers who I have only recently started following because they have inspired me within the past year. They may not be on your radar . . . yet. I hope that you will also find something about their writing that motivates you on a personal […]