Revisions and Do-Overs

I make a big chunk of my living from writing work. Of course, I would love to make more but since I am gradually building my freelance business, I’m fairly content and it works well with my role and responsibilities as a single mom. One of the realities of writing is that you always have the opportunity to do another draft, make revisions, or start completely from scratch. It seems to me that revisions and do-overs are a great metaphor for the life of a single parent as well–after all, isn’t that what rebuilding our lives as single parent families … Continue reading

Return to Me (2000)

“Return to Me” is one of the best romantic films released in the last ten years and is, without a doubt, on my top twenty list of “Tristi’s Favorite Movies of All Time.” I doubt I’ll be blogging that list any time soon, as it does shift, but “Return to Me” will remain a fixture. Bob (David Duchovny) and Elizabeth Rueland are the perfect couple. He runs a successful construction company, she works as a zoologist and an animal rights activist, and they are deeply in love with each other. On the night of a big fundraiser to gather money … Continue reading