• far from failed_haiku

    It has been a couple of months since the one of a kind haikai journal shut its doors. I have noticed it to be the fate of several journals these days, and wonder if it has to do with editor-burnout. One does get exhausted with taking care of life while at the same time running…

  • 5 Traits of the Successful Author

    I found this great summary by Kristin Lamb! Reblogged from Kristin Lamb’s blog 5 Traits of the Successful Author The gateway to your destiny lies within. (Image courtesy of Maddelena on WANA Commons) I am off to THRILLERFEST in NYC, and I’m sure it will be thrilling….bada bump *snare*. Today, I want to talk about some fundamentals.…

  • Will

    Yet another lesson from the garden I poke around in the garden from time to time, sometimes I think, merely to challenge Nature. Stupid me. She has injected in each being, a will that is difficult to overcome or defeat. The will to live. Each winter perennials hibernate, safe in the knowledge that the cycle…

  • Lessons from the garden – 1

    This year I’ve been out in the garden the moment spring peeked out through the snow after the long, weary cold. By the end of winter, its wonderful standing out in the crisp breezes. If you listened carefully, you could hear the earth stretching and stirring slowly, waking up after the long cold sleep. Then…

  • Liebster

    This morning, I got a message from Anjali that she’s passed me the Liebster Award. I accept thankfully. I  do have less than 200 followers for my blog. I’ll take any appreciation that I can get. The Leibster Award is for those interesting blogs with less than 200 followers. The rules of the Liebster are…