The Learning Dreamer

Sometimes, reading a book brings the strangest questions about ourselves and adds to our life plan. Last night, I started reading a book from  Michel Tremblay . I think I will like this tale-like autobiography. My daughter loves this author and I get it. I already like the person we meet on TV. You see, my first problem is this: I have difficulty accomplishing the goals I set for myself. For example, I say to myself I will complete a chapter of my story by this date: I don’t. I will write three times per week in my story. My mind will wrestle with the said plan and will refuse doing it. These days - I should say since I’m born - I’m learning self-discipline. I love learning stuff on my own, but this one is a form of “learning something” that is not at all natural in me. Not at all, and this bothers me. So much. Learning this now is crucial for a better retirement and a future career as an artist. And here is my other problem. source I need also to create better descriptio...

This is a story blog hop. At the end, below, you will find a list of other short speculative fictions available for you!  Enjoy! As a glowing red light switches to green on her wrist and forearm, the red metallic door unlocks to let her in, then clicks behind her. A smell of lasagna reminds her she will have to get dinner ready in an hour. She wished she had some at lunch too: the government only offers sandwiches, raw vegetables, fruits, and a bag of cookies for their meal break. - Hello, Mr. Gouls! She announces. - In the back, as usual. I’m still alive, says a weak rusty voice in the microphone beside Nelly’s head. LEDs on the floor along the white and grey metallic walls guide her to the client’s room. The man with a scar on his left cheek sits in his chair wearing a blue bandage on his forehead. It hides half of his face. His army background and his cynicism remind her of her old uncle, who recently left forever. A switch to work mode lights in her mind. It happens all the tim...

The first week of February, I did not post anything to answer to IWSG but you should definitely go read my friends’ blogposts about this month topic. The  Insecure Writer's Support Group ,  is the brainchild of  Alex Cavanaugh .  YOU can sign up  HERE  to participate. Every month a question will be posed that may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Remember, the question is optional. You can write about anything that relates to your writing journey. This month's question was:  Is there a story or book you've written you want to/wish you could go back and change? This month co-hosts are : Joylene Nowell Butler,   Louise Barbour,  and  Tyrean Martinson . In my case, beside blog articles, I did not publish any book yet… I’m working on it!

The Insecure Writer's Support Group suggested the following theme for January 2025. Describe a person you admired when you were a child. Did the opinion you had of this person change as you grew up? The only one I admired very much when I was a child is the signer who i grew up with: Céline Dion. We are the same age but, she got to sing and become a superstar. I remember being able to sing as loud and high as her. I knew all of her songs until our adulthood. Now, i don’t envy her life in a way, but I do envy it at the same time. She burnt ou from her life as a signer then became a mom. She had her first child when i had my third one. I still lobe her voice. I wish she gets to keep singing until the end of her life. I wish her boys stay sane and happy through their life. I a way, she is like a sister but not so much. As a writer, nos I still have a few writers I have been looking up to:   Joanna Penn : I want to provide steady writing like her, and continue for a long time. I r...

This is a repost from my account on Medium.com ------ Tips and shortcuts to break the vicious cycle of exhaustion when you need to eat — part 1 Photo by Vita Marija Murenaite on Unsplash Everybody needs to eat, but when one gets tired, preparing food can feel like climbing a mountain with a heavy backpack. Moments like the end of an exhausting day of work, family, then add insomnia, illness, depression, I would simply not cook. I will share with you ways to transform a pizza recipe into a homemade healthier version, adjusted to you and your own food staples. But first, a short history or pizza. Pizza’s History Pizza’s ancestors originated from Middle-East’s  fertile crescent . Travelers brought the meal all around the Mediterranean sea. As History progressed, people traveled. Each region developed its own recipes. As time went by, pizza was born. A Balanced Meal Yes, you can cook a healthy pizza if you know its basics : a bottom layer or the ...

I don't know if this is really necessary to write here. It's a personnal challenge. I already don't see the purpose. On the other hand, I find it useful to practice. For your information, I published 2 articles on Medium.com. My handle is  @manonf . Am I rambling too much? I wrote this post with the help of Prowriting Aid's AI

Review of  Westside Oracle by T.J. Deschamps   This was fun to read! It’s the story of the woman who makes the impossible to escape from her husband. She learns she has magical faculties. It’s based on mythology. The main protagonist is in her early 40s. I could relate to her when she refers to her teenage year, and personal self-esteem and self-image. The text it well written (I’m not a native-English) and the story flowed very well from action to internal and external dialog. When you read the story, you see what happens as if you were watching a movie. I had a good time and I laughed many times while reading it. To me, this book delivers its promises. I received an advance review copy for free from  BookSirens , and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Am I rambling too much? I wrote this post with the help of Prowriting Aid's AI