by KimBoo York | Dec 30, 2016 | Life and all That
Persistence: firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. I think the idea for today’s theme really has roots deep in 2016 — even though it has not been a particularly tragic year for me personally (I’ve...
by KimBoo York | Dec 29, 2016 | Life and all That
Intention: a thing intended; an aim or plan. I felt that determination comes before intention, because without the emotion of determination we won’t make the intellectual choice of intention. Today I spent time hammering out my plans, trying to make them...
by KimBoo York | Dec 27, 2016 | Life and all That
This guy, he’s not even subtle. I actually went on one date with this dude — we met on FSU campus back when I was in grad school and working at the Senator Pepper Archives, so about 2012 or so. It was one of those dates where the guy seems...
by KimBoo York | Dec 23, 2016 | Life and all That
It has been engraved on my soul to save household documents by parents whose deaths bequeathed to me their tax returns from the 1960s. I treasure those documents, because they contain my parents’ lives in very factual ways (income, taxes) and very sentimental...
by KimBoo York | Dec 22, 2016 | Fiction, Life and all That
An interesting thought exchange with ClassicalSass about “why post/publish your writing?” led me back around to the idea of being a writer vs. being a storyteller. Yes, of course, there is critical overlap there. I’m not talking about hard...
by KimBoo York | Dec 21, 2016 | Life and all That
Even now, in a decent job that I’ve held steadily for several years, I “travel light” — these days, there is no guarantee that you’ll get time to pack your things before you’re pitched out the door. It’s no different in a...
