Category Archives: writing

The phone can’t see what’s really real

Posted on September 19, 2019 by pinklightsabre

The month wore on. Though it was cool at night I left the windows open to hear the rain slap the patio. The light was different now, and struggled to make it over the trees. The grass had gone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, parenting, writing | Tagged creative nonfiction, journal writing, Memoir, mindfulness, pacific northwest, parenting, social media addiction | 18 Comments

How I spent the back half of my summer, unemployed

Posted on September 16, 2019 by pinklightsabre

I took my time shaving, flossing, folding the laundry and putting away dishes. I took long, indulgent showers. In short, I slowed down. Stopped checking my phone. Went through things in the garage, reread old letters, threw out none. Sifted … Continue reading →

Posted in musings, writing | Tagged #amwriting, humor, pacific northwest, short form, William Pearse writer | 20 Comments

Letters and passageways (5): trial runs

Posted on September 15, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. You wear it on your body, and you don’t even know what it means? Allanah grated potatoes onto … Continue reading →

Posted in identity, Memoir, writing | Tagged creative nonfiction, death, John Pearse, journal writing, loss, symbols, travel, William Pearse writer | 4 Comments

Letters and passageways (4): Cathar country

Posted on September 11, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. Allanah and Gregory seem to me a bit bats. It’s more Allanah with her self-taught fortune telling, Gregory’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, travel, writing | Tagged Carlos Castaneda, Cathars, creative nonfiction, French history, metafiction, metaphysical, William Pearse writer | 16 Comments

Letters and passageways (3): Rob and Paul

Posted on September 6, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. Rob and Paul seem like an unlikely gay couple to me, not knowing what gay couples are supposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, travel, writing | Tagged creative nonfiction, humor, letters and passageways, Memoir, travel, William Pearse writer | 17 Comments

Letters and passageways (2): Shawn and Seamus

Posted on September 2, 2019 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of rewritten journal entries from the summer I spent in the south of France, the first entry here. Shawn Lee is my favorite bartender at my favorite bar, The Six Arms. He is often smiling, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, writing | Tagged creative nonfiction, humor, journal writing, letters and passageways, Memoir, metafiction, spirituality, travel, William Pearse writer | 12 Comments

Letters and passageways: the summer of ’98, south of France

Posted on September 1, 2019 by pinklightsabre

I went back to that summer I spent in the south of France, to recall what I could from my journals, letters, and photos. They resurfaced with the news of a friend who’d died, I’d last seen there—and played on … Continue reading →

Posted in writing | Tagged John Pearse, journal writing, Memoir, mindfulness, south of France, spirituality, travel, William Pearse writer, writing technique | 22 Comments