Premeditating Writer

Stolen Truth By Henya Drescher My novel, Stolen Truth, will be published on March 18, 2021, by Black Rose Writing. The writing process was a time-travel adventure. The pace of my journey was slow and fraught, with many difficulties. At times, it seemed as if I had a more fulfilling relationship with my...

unsplash What is Moral Injury Moral injury is the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress one’s own moral beliefs, values, or ethical codes of conduct. ~~ Syracuse University Since war is a constant human condition, a devastating...

Re-Writing Internal Dialogue Let’s talk about Internal Dialogue in Life My internal voice tirelessly observes and comments on the world and how I see myself navigating in it. These voices are unforgiving and relenting with their self-critique. They buzz in my head with the force of a whip or a punisher,...

What is the Right Balance? Okay, I admit it…I’m a loaner. Being a writer makes being alone easier. I also want to mention that I like my own company. There! I said it. So why do I feel guilty about that? I think I know why: it stems from hearing most of my acquaintances boast how their lives are filled...

Photo with the Missing Head As featured in ESRA Magazine, this short autobiographical story is only a small portion of a larger piece.  Ten years in the making and this account is still not finished. A difficult time in my life, equally difficult to write. And more so, I contemplated long and hard whether...

As my husband and I are planning a full schedule of hiking in the pristine wilderness of Yellowstone, Teton and Rocky National Parks in September, I am struck by the idea of traveling to a natural environment and nurturing my appreciation of the non-human world.   Over the ages painters, writers, and photographers,...

 The reason is obvious: to prove that we can, that we can ride this kind of roller coaster. To exert a remarkable control over the images which our eyes look at day after day and we find a way to write what we see. We write it in all five senses and in colors. We rummage in our heads for words to describe all...