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A Different Direction for Diana

How many fisher folks do you know? A handful, perhaps? How many of them are women?  Meet Diana Pascal. She is my friend, and the owner of Blue Runner Tackle…

My Confession: Imposter Syndrome

For almost twenty years I worked in a corporate environment, mostly in Sales and Marketing. Now, after a grueling three years and a Master of Fine Arts  in Creative Writing…

Seriously, what is a degree?

Oftentimes, people say that a degree is just a piece of paper. The expression is used in various contexts – perhaps the degree holder has a bad attitude, or the…

Embracing Alopecia Areata

My close friend, Nichole, recently reinvented herself in a way that is phenomenal, inspiring and I daresay empowering! When I was growing up, there was a saying that ‘your hair…

Life’s Little Miracles… For Nataani

Scroll to continue reading or see the video here   Life’s Little Miracles… For Nataani   Conception. It is mystical, divine. For what compares to the miracle that is life?  I’m…

‘Fortytude’

‘Fortytude’ and ‘fortyfied’ at 40 Y’all! Lemme give you a little background story. I was born into an extended, low income family. Our home was modest and small with numerous…

Another Poem

During the height of the COVID19 Pandemic there was an outpouring of art! It was beautiful to see musicians, writers, painters and other artists creating virtual shows, masterclasses and a…

Poems

Sometimes, I dabble in poetry. In Spring 2020 I studied Renaissance Poetry and it was so refreshing interacting with these brilliant minds of ages past. They framed ideas in compelling…

Staying the Course

The advice out there is to build a platform and gain a following.  That’s the way to get your writing out there.  When I think about the energy and resources…

Why Blog?

I’ve been wrestling with the idea of starting a blog for the past few years.  I first got interested in blogging at the Nature Island Literary Festival about eight to…

Welcome!

Hello! I’m Lisa.  Welcome to my website, Living, Loving & Writing (LLW). It is so exciting to embark on this journey of creating this space to share my thoughts, feelings and…

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