Category Archives: Writing
Running Out of Distractions
It’s Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend and I have officially run out of distractions. I’ve gone Black Friday shopping, surfed the Amazon deals, gone to lunch with my friend Jessica, played PokemonGo- even training at a gym, and have gone grocery shopping for non essential things. I don’t think I can avoid it (after this blog …
If you give a mouse a cookie…
…it will want a glass of milk. If you give Joanna a project, she will find 300 other tasks to complete as well. This is the only possible explanation I can come up with for why I haven’t written a post or touched my novel since late September. I know that November is National Novel …
Thank You
Today started out like a regular Thursday for me- morning appointments with clients, then planning to have lunch with Dad before returning to work to meet with afternoon clients. Dad said last night he wanted to eat at a sort of underground pizza place. He was craving “sweet pizza”. Spinners Pizza might be known as …
It might not “look” like PTSD
What do you think of when you hear or read the word PTSD (technically, the acronym PTSD)? Do you see a grizzled old combat Vet like Lt. Dan from Forrest Gump? Lt. Dan definitely had PTSD, survivor’s guilt, Alcohol Addiction and a few other diagnoses I could add in there, assuming he was a real …
Cover Reveal for my friend and mentor
Title: Everyday Musings Author: Sharon C. Williams Release Date: September 30, 2016 Publisher: Lysestrah Press Genre: Humor, General Fiction, Anthology, Animals, Paranormal Book Description: The little things in life are worth remembering. There are moments in life that stir the senses. Moments of joy, moments of surprise, and moments that can cause great fear. …
In therapy, we call it a breakthrough
I don’t really use the term “breakthrough” when I’m with a client, unless it’s jokingly.(I also never say “and how does that make you FEEL?”- too cliche) I do see the moments of “breakthrough” on client’s faces though- when they get the insight they’ve been blind to all along, or are able to break …
Anti Military
I don’t consider myself as having a sheltered life. I also don’t consider myself to have a very un-sheltered life either (there are no antonyms for sheltered that fit). I’ve not seen combat or been in the military, but I’ve been exposed to it all of my life, grown up around it and live in …
A post about my mom
I know that the main focus of my book (and thus, this blog) is my dad, but my mom is pretty remarkable too. She joined the Army in 1974 when it was still the Women’s Army Corps. (WAC) Yes, they wore skirts during basic training. (I didn’t know this until I started research for my …
An Uphill Battle
As”Walk Season”* ends for me on Saturday, I find myself with something I haven’t experienced in a few months- free time! Despite the waiting list at my office, the planets must have aligned, because I actually have six hours without patients today. (Spring Break has a lot to do with this). I found myself itching …
Always have a signing pen…
(Fun fact: I originally typed “Always carry a signin’ pen…” for the title. Does my Southern show?) As this author status continues I’m learning little helpful hints. The first is, seriously, have (carry, keep in your possession) a decent pen for signing. My patients and others continue to surprise me, producing copies of my book …
Joanna Nunez, Author 