inspiration – Nancie Abuhaidar

Shh. It’s a Rebuilding Year

After a summer of crushing lows, I am facing the darker seasons at a deficit.

That pesky storm cloud hovers, coloring everything I do. It’s hard to remain optimistic when the universe keeps flipping you the bird.

During a lull in the Independence Day festivities last night, I checked my email. Not my finest idea, but I have a slight obsession with keeping that little icon clear of a number. I don’t know why I am like this, but I am. To the soundtrack of fireworks, I saw a query reply. OpeningContinue reading “The Pain of Rejection”

Going Back to Go Forward

It’s Sunday morning and I’m already overwhelmed for the day. The morning is crisp and bright and sunny and just begging for me to get out there and start working on outside projects. Yesterday I reclaimed a corner of the garden from the weeds that seem to think they own the place. This was afterContinue reading “Going Back to Go Forward”

New Year, New Playlist

I love music. For people who know me, this is no surprise. I can mouth the lyrics to just about every 80s song whether I liked it or not. Ear worms are an emotional hazard for me, just saying. Music defines my life- from my early obsession with The Monkees to my latest interest inContinue reading “New Year, New Playlist”

Slothful Inspiration

Yesterday I took a much needed lazy day and the snow and wind outside encouraged indoor pursuits, filling me with a desire to nap. After a whirlwind week of home trailer repair, working on the barn office floor, taming a large(and vengeful) thornbush, raking the vegetable garden, and a visit from Mr. W.’s cousin(great fun!ButContinue reading “Slothful Inspiration”

Late Night Writing

It’s too late to write much here. I’ve been working on what I have ambitiously renamed my Best Fantasy Novel Ever (BFNE). Someone I respect told me in no uncertain terms that if I called it the Crappy Fantasy Novel, that is what it would be. So here’s to thinking positively. I have Pandora setContinue reading “Late Night Writing”

Manhattan Adventure

I missed the train. And since I had an appointment with a dermatologist at 11:30, waiting for the next train was not an option. That was how, after a few minutes bitching and berating myself for not loking up the train schedule the night before-something I normally do, I found myself heading toward the BigContinue reading “Manhattan Adventure”

Old Thoughts and New Words

I’ll chalk it up to too much self-examinationAnd Sarah McLaughlin. That’s the first line to a poem I started writing years ago. I like it. It’s the pressure that gets to me. It’s a burden imposed by no one but myself and it is substantial. I have this need to be doing something meaningfully beautiful,Continue reading “Old Thoughts and New Words”