Archive for November 2023
message from the forest
Message from the forest: Stay relaxed. Take your time with everything. Do not let the fast pace of the human world rush you. Do not be ashamed of your slow deliberate pace. What would hurrying bring you? Take steady, conscious steps and walk softly on the earth. Let your footsteps slowly kiss the earth. She…
Read MoreJoe Hugo Kojola
My grandpa, Hugo “Joe” Kojola was born on this day in 1908. He died in 1994 at 86. As a kid, I thought he was Santa Claus because of his white beard, jolly laugh and round belly. He gave me shiny stones that he polished in his rock polishing machine. Many are still on my…
Read MoreVeronica & Dylan #NovelPossible2023
Novel Possible Writing Mission #11 on 11.11.23 (5 min. read) Dylan had described Veronica to others as, “Magical.” He had said, “Veronica just makes everything better when she’s around.” Dylan was Veronica’s co-worker. He was dreamy, kind, had a good heart and he treated her like gold. Veronica had a massive, secret, crush on Dylan.…
Read MoreGeorge Grey Eagle Bertelstein
Today my friend George left his body. With all of the people he loved so deeply, I can only imagine how hard it must have been for him to let go and cross to the other side. He did it. His death has already been a deeply meaningful teaching. It has only just begun to…
Read MoreVeronica’s Secret #NovelPossible2023
Veronica awoke early before anyone else in the house. She braced herself as her bare feet touched the cold floor beneath her bed. She slowly, methodically placed one foot in front of the other evenly transferring her weight from heal to toe in an effort to avoid loud creaks in the wooden floor boards. She…
Read MoreVeronica’s Ghost #NovelPossible2023
Veronica first understood what the presence of a ghost felt like on November 1st, 1985. That was exactly 3 days after she learned that her grandfather had died in his sleep. She was 8 years and 7 months old when she felt the chill in the air that moved slowly through the room at the…
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