by Vickie Petz | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nothing. That’s what I saw when I looked out, nothing. No water, no trees no mountains, no sky, just a floating drape of fog. Usually I’m up before daylight, but after an exhausting 3 state month, I slept in. Before I could open my laptop and record my musings, the...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
I know I need to, but I don’t know how to change. There are things in my life that need to go and I know it. In fact, I keep telling myself to stop, but nothing changes and I know it never will if I keep doing what I’m doing. “I want to do what is...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Occasionally I got a whiff of something foul, then I got used to it. And trust me, Febreze wasn’t going to cure my nose blindness. My heart didn’t feel dark and my face shined with its usual smile, but underneath the surface, I was testy. Others might find a less...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
She didn’t bristle when the long needle injected the medicine under her skin, however she spent the entire remainder of the trip trying to escape. Whenever I take my dog to the vet, I attach her to her leash. That’s easy, and it’s all good. But...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
She laid it on the table like a challenge. Though I knew her through an online writing group, I never got a sense she wrote much and she seemed to be floundering with her purpose. While on the West coast for meetings and a speaking engagement, I made arrangements to...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many of you know I’ve been writing a book for years. I’m serious about finishing it now and I’ve been revisiting the events that shaped my story. In some ways, I feel like I’ve held back my story from you. You know, saving it for the book. Then...
