Painfully Hopeful

Writing Out

The last few days I’d been struggling with some rare, but noticeable, issues with my iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard Cover. Occasionally, several keys would simply stop working. It felt like a software glitch but, as some friends pointed out, why take it risk it might be something more? I brought it back to the Apple…

Unpacking Breath & Intruding End

This week’s portion of the narrative had to be split into two parts. “Breath” officially begins the finally chapter of Welcome To The Valleys, and “Intruding End” forces us to say goodbye to a major character. Needless to say, these are important events. We’ll unpack both sections today. Breath The Retreats Anyone who has ever…

When Characters Die

Thoughout much the course of Welcome to The Valleys it’s been my practice to post the continuation of the narrative on Tuesday and follow up with my “unpacking” on Wednesday. This week was different. This week a character died. The ending of “Intruding End” was supposed to happen on Tuesday, but I found myself running…

Fiction Tuesday on Wednesday – Intruding End

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link By the time Jeremy was shaken from his slumber the following morning, the fire in the stove had all but gone out. As he stretched and sighed he could see…

Fiction Tuesday – The Breath

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link It didn’t take long for the company to open the largest of the bunkhouses at the Retreats and unload their animals. After their gear had been transferred Walter and Michael…

Wissahickon Gorge

Back in July I was able to visit Valley Green for the first time since I was a child 1. This gorge, which is one of the most amazing natural wonders in the Philadelphia Area, has a wonderful history. It was built up as a park during the heyday of the WPA as The United…