by Ira | Oct 23, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What Food would I say is my specialty? I don’t cook all the much. My head is elsewhere almost all the time, so cooking is something that takes me away from those things. I’m trying to change that, though! Truly. I’ve only dipped my toes into it here and there, but I...
by Ira | Oct 22, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What historical events do I remember? Oh, man. TOO MANY. Most of them lately. But let’s go back, instead… I think my first real historical event I actually remember vividly is Dukakis losing to George Bush in…’88? I remember because my mom voted for Dukakis—the main...
by Ira | Oct 21, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Oops. Didn’t post this last night BUT… Under the weather today. It’s weird because the symptoms are so mild, but I am definitely fighting something. I feel it mostly in my stomach, which has been super fragile. Some achy-ness, too, and a little tiny bit of post-nasal...
by Ira | Oct 20, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What is the biggest risk I’d be willing to take—but I haven’t been able to? Nothing is coming to mind immediately with this prompt. I think it might be the word “risk,” actually, which can connote things in the negative, but I think they mean the other direction,...
by Ira | Oct 19, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What’s my favorite movie? Liz actually asked me this question a day or two ago; the WordPress question of the day didn’t update from the previous one, so why not? I’ll give a stab at it. Thanks, bear! My stab at it is that I have several favorite movies. I don’t know...
by Ira | Oct 18, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What have I been working on? That, my friends, has been the subject of almost every single blog I’ve ever written. Ha! But yes: what am I working on? Right now: I’m working on my fifth Glory Series novel, the awkward middle step between my rough outline and the...