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Missing the Mark: Unraveling a Convoluted Blog Post

Nov 22, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 16 Comments

Have you ever sent a message that was completely misconstrued? Well I have. It happened yesterday. After  I re-read my words this morning three things occurred to me: 1. There […]

Filed Under: Blog Lessons, NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: blogging lessons, NaBloPoMo13, Regret, Writing

Message from the Pantry

Nov 3, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 18 Comments

In March of 2011, the universe sent me a rather messy message via my pantry. Last Friday I got sick. And I mean the sort of sick that found me […]

Filed Under: All things Writing, Life Lessons, NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: Inner Voice, NaBloPoMo13, Self-Care, Sickness, Writing

Writing in the Internet Age

Nov 2, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 4 Comments

In her new book, Still Writing, Dani Shaprio, shares countless beads of wisdom for writers, among them this is one of my favorites: “Sit. Stay there. It’s hard—I know just […]

Filed Under: Just Write, NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: Dani Shapiro, NaBloPoMo13, social media, Still Writing, Writing

An Invitation to Join Me: NaBloPoMo13

Nov 1, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 18 Comments

If you have been kind enough to subscribe to my musings every time I click, PUBLISH, thank you! Now I feel it’s only fair that I should warn you: During […]

Filed Under: All things Writing, Living, NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: Friendship, NaBloPoMo13, Writing

When Words Fail Me

Jan 15, 2013 By elinwaldal 1 Comment

For nearly a month words failed me. It was as if a light turned off inside of me on December 14, 2012 and for countless reasons I withdrew…I withdrew from […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma Tagged With: Depression, Healing, Writing

Upon My Devotion

Oct 9, 2012 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

Upon My Devotion Upon my devotion you spread your anger with the world I now suffer You thought you were safe or perhaps you thought I wouldn’t stop kidding myself […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma Tagged With: Abuse, Abuse Survival, Breaking up, Poetry, Teen Dating Violence, Writing

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