musings 

Winter Zen [Be You Media]

It’s been a long and cold winter this year; I don’t know anyone that could argue otherwise. I used to despise winter, with its cold and snow and gloomy days with barely any sunshine. This year I have made peace with winter – I understand and respect this harsh season now. My latest piece  – Freshly Fallen Snow ~ A Moment of Winter Zen – has made its way to {Be You} I am grateful and honored to have a piece published on this site! Please take a moment not…

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musings on the fly 

Traveling to Creative-ville on the Espresso

The barista hands me my Dirty Chai, “I accidentally put two shots of espresso in this – is that OK?” But of course it’s OK! I now have my go-juice with an extra kick! What a way to start out my creative day! While doing an inventory of stuff in my spare room closet earlier this week, I ran across my senior year scrapbook from 1990. I always get a laugh or two at the photos and crazy things my friends and I used to say and do. In my wildest…

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Valentine's Day Laura Bock writer musings on the fly relationships 

Love and Valentine’s Day

This has not started out as being the best Valentine’s Day I’ve ever had – it’s also not the worst – so I am thankful for that. I did, however, break out in tears on my way into work today; sadly I cannot blame it on PMS, but I can blame it on stress. Buried deep underneath all of my badass and hard shell casing, there is a hopeless romantic slowly suffocating from lack of sensual human contact. Sure, I have sex, at least on an irregular basis, but sex…

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