From the monthly archives: November 2007
Well the only other woman in my offline sci-fi writing group moved away. Originally there were 5 of us out a group of 17. Over time people joined, left, re-joined, new members, etc. but as each woman left she was replaced by a man. Where are the women sci-fi writers? Even online writing groups seem [...]
Complaining about things you can’t change is useless. The next time you are up against something you cannot change, look at it from another angle: yourself. All you can change is your behavior and your perception. Is there another way to look at the issue or problem?Is there something else you can do?Have you tried [...]
I had a most unpleasant interaction with a man who beat up his fiancee in the comments of this post. My goal with this blog is to understand why I was a willing participant in a sick relationship that nearly took my life. Not to explain the viewpoint of someone who was willing to kill [...]
When I think back on the abusive relationship I was in, I wonder at how addicted we were to the sickness that permeated out relationship. I often claimed to fear him and hate him and want to get away from him. He often claimed to hate me and want to kill me; it was like [...]
Aishah Shahidah Simmons is an award-winning independent feminist filmmaker, writer, international lecturer, and activist based in Philadelphia. Ms. Simmons is the producer, writer and director of NO! the forthcoming feature length documentary that poignantly exposes and addresses the collective silence of the Black community when Black men and boys rape Black women and girls. I [...]
John Halcyon Styn is on it with this videocast. He talks about how our path and our words speak our sermons whether we like it or not: Online Videos by Veoh.com This blog entry written by Trula. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!
Writers whose short stories will appear in Futuristic Motherhood: Aimee Amodio Francine L. Baldwin SuzAnne C. Cole Tristan Davenport Stefanie Freele David W. Hill Deborah P Kolodji Melissa Krause Laura Lehman Wendy Palmer Katherine Patterson Rob Rosen Kay Sexton Yvonne Eve Walus Kaaron Warren This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Seed [...]
I am in such a great mental state of being. I am attracting such good into my life, such joy and energy. I have always been a high-energy person but lately this energy has been dynamic and purposeful, not frantic and hassled. I am moving away from feeling I won’t have enough time to do [...]
I remember one time the abusive man I was involved with told me he hated me in front of one of my friends and I actually laughed it off like it was a joke. I was so surprised at how shocked she was, like doesn’t every one’s boyfriend say they hate them sometimes? That’s how [...]
Do you remember Omni Magazine? It was published from 1978-1995. I was such a huge fan of the magazine and even had a subscription for a short time in my teens. There were so many great short sci-fi stories in there as well as tech news, it was awesome. From Wikipedia: OMNI was a magazine [...]
2 big goals of mine are to be a gentle mother and a good wife and part of that is learning how to communicate with compassion. I also aspire to be a good family member and a good friend. I struggle with communicating effectively with people but I believe non-violent communication is the way to [...]
I used to love reading teleportation stories when I was kid, I thought they were the coolest. So far I haven’t used it in any of my stories, but I plan to. I remember when faxing became huge in the 1980s, I thought for sure we’d be teleporting by the 1990s, LOL. Clicking around the [...]
Every Moment Is Precious(Author unknown) To realize the value of ONE YEARAsk a student who has failed his exam. To realize the value of ONE MONTHAsk a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of ONE WEEKAsk an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of ONE [...]
Are you living as if you have nothing to lose? How? Yes, I am living each day as if I have nothing to lose by living each day to the fullest and striving towards my goals. I have learned a lot from being a creative person and I apply what I’ve learned to every aspect [...]
Eight rules for writing fiction: 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. 3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass [...]
An internet acronym that used to annoy me is ‘IRL’ which means ‘in real life’ or time spent offline. I used it myself for years although it bothered me until I figured out that I could simply say or write ‘offline’ instead. Duh! Why did saying ‘in real life’ annoy me so much? Because it [...]
Thinking about this song from Sunday school childhood: This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine! The lyrics went something like this: This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!Let it shine, let [...]
I watched Dr. Phil today and he had on parents who were dealing with severely disturbed children who physically attacked them and their other children. I was interested in the show because I have 4 siblings who suffer from mental illness, 2 of whom attacked and almost killed me and some of my younger siblings [...]
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