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Coming down the home stretch, I think?

Author's Journey Memoir Memoir Insights Writer's Block Writing Discipline Writing Process

I have stalled. I haven't written in 8+ weeks. It's true, the end of the book is the hardest part to write. I have so much going through my mind, so many distractions. I find myself exhausted, too tired to write and jus…

The Earliest Words of Lighthouse in the Desert

Memoir & Personal Journey Journaling Memoir Writing Process

Two years ago, on February 25, 2023, I managed to get my hands on a few scraps of paper - precious, fragile pages that became my lifeline to memory. A borrowed pen, returned after each use because of its scarcity, was m…