Monthly Archives: July 2013

Ecclesiastes 3….

Posted on July 31, 2013 by 2clouds

Ecclesiastes 3.1-8 (KJV) To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that … Continue reading →

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How do you write?

Posted on July 30, 2013 by 2clouds

Since take-off I’ve been on my laptop writing. Revising, editing and adding. The whole nine yards. I’ve had dinner, the lacto-ovo vegetarian special meal. I’ve watched the in-flight movie, apparently called “Safe Haven” or some such, adapted from a Nicholas … Continue reading →

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Back to reality

Posted on July 28, 2013 by 2clouds

And back to life, I suppose. We’re such routine animals, it’s bordering on ridiculous. Humans love their routine. Every break from it we get we immediately start to adjust to a new routine. Two weeks on a business trip to … Continue reading →

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No write or wrong

Posted on July 27, 2013 by 2clouds

This is not a typo.  A writer’s tool is their language. His or hers. Mine in any case. It won’t surprise you that I am paying very close attention to language, written and spoken. Whilst grammar used to be something … Continue reading →

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5 Minutes

Posted on July 24, 2013 by 2clouds

I won’t repeat how tired and exhausted I am (save for this one time), because at the end of the day it is the good kind of exhausted, when you feel as if you’ve done a lot of work that … Continue reading →

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Peopled out

Posted on July 24, 2013 by 2clouds

I have now pretty much reached the limit of time that I am willing to continuously spend among people. 24/7 simply is too much. It’s been almost 10 entire days. I have three more days of this. I am shattered. … Continue reading →

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Thief of time

Posted on July 19, 2013 by 2clouds

I am going to go ahead and blatantly steal the title for this blog from a Terry Pratchett novel. In this scenario I am the thief of time and I am writing this in the few precious, stolen minutes that … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the mad house

Posted on July 15, 2013 by 2clouds

Away on business and no time for anything. I never thought I’d type that sentence. Let me explain. My day job employer sent me to Athens so I can train a bunch of people that are replacing my current team … Continue reading →

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Rotating

Posted on July 11, 2013 by 2clouds

I need to get into a different headspace. Work is stressing me out right now, even though I can’t say I give much of a damn. But I am going on a huge business trip on Sunday and I have … Continue reading →

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Write every day

Posted on July 9, 2013 by 2clouds

When I subscribed to the notion that one must write every day, especially when one is a writer or wants to become one, I hadn’t planned on blogging every day. I’ve said it before, I say it again: starting this … Continue reading →

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