Photo by Danila Popov from Pexels I've been away. Meaning, I've not been writing for public consumption. I keep telling people that "I'm not working right now. I'm writing." Which is funny for two reasons. One, because it makes it seem like writing is not work. It is. And two, because it makes it seem like I've been…
For me, writing is many things. It is an outlet. It is an art. It is an ambition. Writing can be a journey. A meditation. Sometimes even a battle. But of the many things that it can be, by far the worst is this: writing is a chore. That is to say, it is a…
Navel gazing. I heard this phrase twice in the past week. It leads me to consider: Is blogging naval gazing? I'd be willing to bet that 90% of all blogs are a bit navel-gazey-ish. This blog definitely is. I write mostly about my own personal journey. I don't engage the audience as much as I…
So this is how writers with young children get their writing done. I was up from 2-4 am with the baby boy. He wore me down like a crashing wave wears down a mountain. Slowly. Relentlessly. Fitting imagery, too, since his sound machine is set to "crashing waves" and I've spent the last 2 hours…
Oh, the Twenties. That age range when I was supposed to be an adult, but had no idea how to be an adult. The time when I insisted I was an adult, but made very un-adult decisions. I made it through my twenties, relatively unscathed. Now, older and wiser, I have some advice for those…
I woke up thinking about the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off this morning, though I have no idea why. It was the scene where the principle says "9 times" and Ferris' mom asks "9 times?" and the principle repeats "9 times." It's the way he says NIIIIIIIEEEEEENNNNEEE that makes me chuckle. Then Ferris hacks the…
After several months of writing here more regularly, it's high time that I introduce this blog. I've made you a list--bloggers love lists--to give you some insight into the little world I'm creating for us here on this blog. Here are 10 things for you to know about Charly Slipp and the ephemeral life. Ephemeral…
A fundamental of dog training is to reward good behavior and ignore bad behavior. This, I have decided, is a piece of wisdom that we would do well to remember in almost every situation. In particular the "ignore bad behavior" part. That part is crucial. In fact, you could leave off the reward part and…
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