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Loving Anna

SCHOOL MUST BE OVER. I hear the front door slam mid-afternoon, followed by the stomp of footsteps as Anna seeks me out. Unfortunately, the odor of melting spray starch leaves me all too easy to find. Read More...

From The MHP Team

Emotional Triggers

FATIGUE, STRESS, CONFUSION, fear and anxiety too often serve as behavioral triggers, causing many of us to abandon our emotional centers and jettison our inner peacefulness out of the mistaken belief that we can “fix” our feelings by fixing our surroundings. The problem with that assessment...? Read More...

THE ETERNAL (excerpt from Surreality) MY NAME IS MEI XING, and I will soon depart from this realm. I have lived so very, very long, a life rich beyond reason. I now accept mìng yùn willingly, guided by the gentle hand of my beloved. My death will be my husband’s ultimate consummation of our love, his final gift to our blessed union. Before my passing, I must reveal a most extraordinary tale. I speak not for myself, but rather of my husband’s own astounding journey. This is my gift in return, a bequest to all who are and who will ever be. Only with his consent do I write these words. Read More...

I've previously mentioned those few literary hurdles that I often confront when working with novice writers (See Obstacles). Getting stuck is the most common dilemma that new writers confront—and a conundrum that all writers face at one time or another. Although the act of getting stuck generally assumes that we'll eventually get ourselves un-stuck as well. That occasionally annoying perceptive rut known as 'writer's block isn't supposed to be a chronic condition, after all, and most of us manage to work our way free, sooner or later. However... Read More...