I hope this finds everyone well and happy now that summer heat is over and life is back to order. Thanksgiving is the next thing and provides an excuse for me to get our annual pumpkin pie(s). After all pumpkin is good for us, right? And if we don’t let ourself have treats once an a while then we become resentful et cetera.
Rain, blessed rain, last night looked as if it sprayed from a garden hose. Such a relief from the relentless 30’s Celsius temperatures of summer. And now that I can see properly I really appreciate the fall and its colours. And as well we hear the annual sounds of birds as they discuss flight plans.
Crows I am told have great memory so every morning as we walk one calls to us. It waits. I respond with a loud, “C A W!” The alar goes quiet. Every morning. Same place and time. Crows know. They remember.
NOTEBOOK SAYS
Have you ever read a story or book that disturbs you? It pushes so hard on your credibility that it snaps. My library loan which I took to be a ghost story included Avators and alternate realities that supposedly exist the way characters prefer their life to be. Somehow though even as you toss the novel it continues to haunt. While the title of the novel is forgotten its horrifics remain.
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ART CORNER
Last month I mentioned having gotten rid of our huge sofa that took over the room. Or at least appeared to although the love seat across from it balanced its partner’s largess. Nicholas Wilton’s art teachings about a small subject making a large one look larger, and vice versa, came to mind as that little two seater suddenly looked about to run around the room and devour it. It joined its partner in the thrift store. Interior deco, a form of artistry, really does reflect the artist’s life, in this case balance.
BOOKS
When Again This Way I Walk
lindagigliottiwriter.com – Linda M. Gigliotti’s writings:
The lives of 1870’s Julia and modern Andie touch as each in her own time faces relational issues common across the ages as times change and people do not.
Reviews
Linda Gigliotti’s novel, When Again This Way I Walk, invites readers into the lives of two families, living in the same location but a century apart. The dual-timeline story begins when Andie gazes into the forest and experiences a life-like vision of a woman and girl of previous time. Throughout the story, we follow Andie, her family, and the choices and decisions each must make and the parallel issues that Julia and her family cope with. With touches of mystery and illusion, Gigliotti deftly alternates between eras to reveal how the lives and issues of these two women, and perhaps all of us time unto time, face similar challenges, experience the same joys, and struggle to discover our deepest truths (Judy Reeves).
-Judy Reeves is the author of Wild Women, Wild Voices: writing from your authentic wildness and A Writer’s Book of Days.
I had the privilege to be one of the first readers of Linda’s novel and from the first page I was drawn into the story and felt as if I was part of it, thanks to Linda’s extraordinary way of describing the scenery and the characters. A beautiful story about life, love, family, traditions and friendship with a twist of mystery and suspense. Linda sends you on a journey between the past and the present, reminding you that life is about being curious and courageous.
- Tina Mundelsee is author of Yoga Coaching: use your practice to resolve emotional baggage, master your mind & create harmony in your life & relationship and Think Happy, Be Happy – A Yoga Coaching Pocket Guide. As well Tina is life coach at www.tinastools.com
HowMaster: The Writer’s Guide to Beautiful Word Crafting – Revised Edition lindagigliottiwriter.com – Linda M. Gigliotti’s writings
This little book, written after almost 20 years of tutorial with students of college and university and with clients who write business reports, shows how effective writing is done.
Julia Cameron has a new work coming out in November: Blasting Through Blocks. Every writer and artist needs to see this one and I am so looking forward to my pre-purchase.
Until next time,
Linda M. Gigliotti
