The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Writing

  • Blog Fodder–Finding Your Inspiration

    Blog fodder is a term that a friend of mine invented, I believe, after we talked about ways in which I could come up with new topics on a daily basis. It’s not easy, and I’m amazed that I’ve been able to pull it off for 286 days straight. I’m rather proud of myself. Now…

  • Cosmic Pinball

    I am always amazed at how the most random encounters can change the trajectory of one’s life. It’s as if we are all pinballs in a great machine, bouncing off this or that obstacle, and being propelled to greater and more dizzying heights. You never know when you wake up in the morning if your…

  • I’m Going Slightly Mad

    I’ve got another cold. I’m feverish, and I suspect I’m hallucinating, so I apologize in advance for whatever I write today. Combine that with the fact that I’ve been looking at a summary of the search terms that people have used to find my blog, and having quite a giggle over that. Why did the…

  • They Like Me! They Really, Really Like Me!

    Everybody teases Sally Fields for having said that, but I totally get it. Today, one of my recent blog entries, http://theviewfromadrawbridge.com/2012/12/20/remembering-another-connecticut-tragedy/ , is being printed as the back page editorial in Folio Weekly, which is Jacksonville, Florida’s alternative newspaper. It’s the forth or fifth time they’ve printed something of mine, but it’s always a rush…