She’s quietly important, but
She’s on the brink
I can feel her slipping away
Author Archives: Aly Writes
Morning Glory (Math for Breakfast) Muffins
Filled with fruit and veggies, and customizable with any combination of nutty/fruity add-ins that your heart desires, this is the breakfast champion of all muffins.
How to Recharge Your Creativity
The whole point is to remind yourself that you enjoy writing. If you’re feeling uninspired, don’t focus on churning out words. Focus on finding joy in the act of writing, and soon the words will flow. Let go of the self-imposed pressure and give yourself the time to recharge.
That Georgian Bay Blue
Take me to a place where gnarled cedars force their roots through ancient glacier-pitted rocks, clinging to the face of an escarpment that is older than humanity.
All-Fruit Mincemeat
This recipe for homemade all-fruit mincemeat filling will make your kitchen smell absolutely sublime.
It’s Been a Dull Day at 305 Barton Lane
Dad gives no signs of noticing, pecking away at his laptop on the well-worn sofa in the family room that’s been more solitary room this week.
Can “Write What You Know” Be Taken Too Far?
If you are a writer yourself, at some point you will have come across the advice: “Write what you know.” When we’re fledgling writers we tend to take that advice far too literally.
Function of Solitude
from afar you can never know the hollow warmth inside
Two Cold Fish Let the Chips Fall Where They May
“Sheesh, Suzette’s been strutting around with a chip on her shoulder today!”
“You’re telling me! Acting like a big fish in a small pond lately.”
Insomnia Inspires
In haze between tomorrow and today
When midnight’s passed but morning not quite here
Strange thoughts arrive to find me in the dark
Drifting dreams and imaginings unclear
Aly Writes 