I have nothing to write. Or, I have plenty to write but every sentence I construct is a convoluted, discombobulated mess. I feel stuck.
So. You want to know something? Ask away. I’ll respond in the comments.
Words, mostly
I have nothing to write. Or, I have plenty to write but every sentence I construct is a convoluted, discombobulated mess. I feel stuck.
So. You want to know something? Ask away. I’ll respond in the comments.
You don’t need a topic – the comments are so interesting!
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What’s your take on art ?
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I love art. I studied it from Grade 9-13, then took one or two courses at University as well.
My favorite period is the French Impressionists. I have a Renoir painting on my wall (print). I hang much of my daughter’s art on my wall wherever there is some extra space, and rotate it so I can display more of it. And I’m relatively creative myself but have little space here to putter with artistic endeavors – my 12yo daughter has inherited that gene though and uses half the tiny house here as her art studio.
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Very 😎 you should take a gander at my blog some time, nothin but 🎨
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There is a beautiful recipe book called Bazaar by Sabrina Ghayour and I have found that it is has given me the urge to write on those days when nothing or too many thoughts converge. It is a vibrant book or can one describe a book as such. Do you have a cook book you enjoy reading but not necessarily for cooking?
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Oh yes! I have several including the Larousse Gastronomique which is more like an encyclopedia but has great cooking advice in it. Great idea, perhaps I need to revisit some of them. 🙂
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Nothing like saying “hello” to old friends and seeing them in a new light.
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this is hysterical your writers block generated so many questions or did i miss something?
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Just passing the time. I got plenty of topics to write about…just my words won’t flow right. 😉
Anyway it was fun!
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So awesome!!!
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Love it!
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What’s your best celebration memory?
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Getting into University. 🙂
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Ooooh! That’s a good one! ❤
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🙂
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What’s your favorite book?
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The World According to Garp, John Irving. I read it in German translation, then read it in English twice in a decade. I may read it again now that you reminded me. 🙂
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And what did you think about A Prayer for Owen Meany?
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Haven’t read that one! Ok heading on over to the online library to book it. 🙂
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Let me know. In particular, in comparison to Garp, in tone, in structure and accessibility.
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Please feel free to contact me via my email. I’d love to chat books but not everyone does. 🙂
And I will! I just borrowed the ebook from my library app. Once puppy goes for his first sleep of the night 🙄 I’ll start reading. 🙃
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I don’t know what to say. Just pick up a book or turn on the radio station from some foreign country speaking English …oh, but they might not have new thoughts about an old topic now. Perhaps write about your neighborhood. What kind of cultures are invested in the neighborhood: what languages do they speak? Sometimes going back to the basics gives you direction. The home front. Remember that song, “You may ask yourself how did I get here?” Talking Heads.
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Good tip! My neighbourhood is very diverse…socioeconomically speaking as well as culturally speaking. I bet there are many interesting stories there… 🙂
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Do they speak mostly French, Arabic, English, Chinese? Can you learn to cook their foods or share their stories? Are they friendly?
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All of the above. Except for the friendly part. That part depends. There are some hoodlums and petty criminals in the area as well, I don’t want to talk to them. 🙂
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I wondered about the Arabic language as I remembered you commenting on your father studied it and you were looking at his notebooks. It is an unusual language to study unless for work or heritage.
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He was an Italian refugee growing up in Alexandria, Egypt as a child. He picked up Arabic by playing with kids in the neighbourhood, decided to take lessons. At the time Egypt’s two official languages in school were Arabic and French. At home with his family he spoke Italian.
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Very interesting so you most likely have an affinity for picking up languages if you take after him.
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It sounds like you might have a few things to write about but I don’t want to assume that your dad shared some of his stories. Hopefully, he did.
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Hoodlumese is a language spoken everywhere…
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In the case of zombie apocalypse, which I’m assuming is around the corner, where do you go?
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I’ll make my way up to Casa Loma (Gothic Revival style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto that is now a historic house museum and landmark) and hang out there till the weather turns. Then I’ll kidnap a pilot to fly me someplace where the weather stays warm all year. 🙂
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Works for me
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You have officially been cast in “The Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy is strolling down the yellow brick road and comes across the scarecrow (in search of a brain), the tin man (in search of a heart), and the cowardly lion (in search of courage). Then she finds you! What are you in search of?
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Internal peace and fulfillment. And since I am not religious this has been a challenging journey (so far). Hm…maybe Dorothy can help? 🙂
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Then you need to get off the yellow brick road and get on the muddy, pot holed gravel path…it leads to the hidden still.
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Working on it.
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You following the hockey playoffs?
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On and off. We were out of town doing other things over the weekend, but we do check in regularly. Do you? (I would say yes, and if so, is Tampa Bay still in? I’m out of touch lately.)
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Tampa is playing Boston in the second round. And I am following it. The Lightning are my favorite Pro team in Tampa. I love Hockey, big time.
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I have a love/hate relationship with Boston. I like Tuuka…I sometimes like Chara. Not a fan of the licker Marchand. 😉
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Marchand reminds of the Flyers in the 70’s…broad street bullies
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Okay, I’ve been wondering this fir a while now but didn’t want to ask. But since you insist… 😉
You spend large portions of every week at your parents…. I can’t imagine my husband being thrilled with that arrangement, ( especially since my parents are both dead ) how does yours feel?
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I like it. Mom likes it. The menfolk have adapted. 🙂
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One more question. Do dreams inspire you to write stories? I was told H.P. Lovecraft penned his most frightening dreams.
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Dreams? I have fantasies sometimes (of the naughty kind… ) and yes, they do inspire some of the things I write under the pseudonym. Are you planning on writing stories based on your dreams?
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I’m a slow writer so I’d rather pen something with an outline. I had a vivid dream about Armageddon, which resembles the first 10 minutes of HBOs Lovecraft Country. Writing descriptions that defies logic is not my forte. Not sure if I could pen that dream.
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Sounds interesting nonetheless.
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It was a mess. Angels on chariots with white cartoon smoke billowing out. orange skies and oversized insects. I’ll let you know if I attempt to pen the scene.🤗
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lol
Hey the messiest makes for the best reading usually!!
Please do. 🙂
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you ? Naughty ?
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My daughter is 25 and feels like it is really time she was moving out of the family home. Difficulty is that right now it’s hard for her to find a job what with COVID. My brother in law is 36 and still lives at home. What age is too old to be living with your parents?
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Ugh. It depends on the kid and the circumstances. Some families have the ability to house kids for a long time, perhaps with a full basement apartment or something like that. A separate living space but still at home. (We don’t have that.)
I prefer to have the kids experience life on their own terms at some point in their early 20s at the latest.
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Yeah. Both of mine have left and come back. It’s tricky for them to get out on their own right now though.
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That’s the thing, right? I never thought I’d move back in with mom in midlife, but here I’m doing it part-time… 🙂 Good luck to your daughter. I’m sure something will happen at some point soon…it has to.
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Thanks 😊
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I left the nest at 32 after my Mom died.
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How do you feel about author pen names? Good or Bad?
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I have one. I write things that don’t belong on a family blog. So good. Very liberating. I can provide more details if you are interested, in email. My contact info is on the blog. I also wrote about this before, let me look for the link. 🙂
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Sounds good. Thanks 😊
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https://writerofwordsetc.ca/2019/11/01/writing-under-a-pseudonym-why-or-why-not/
https://writerofwordsetc.ca/2020/06/12/pondering-pseudonyms-and-alter-egos/
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It seems like theres something in the air, so many people have said they feel the same today.
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Yes. It seems like it doesn’t it. Ugh.
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