Kristin FastWe Need Compassion More Than Ever: Five Ways You Can Help Break Through SufferingI keep hearing people say “we’re all in this together.” But what does that mean? It sounds simple, but a little compassion goes a long way.Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
Kristin FastLife is messy. World-building works best when our writing embraces that.Writing stories with fantastical elements has given me a lot of headaches. For a long time, my biggest focal point was trying to make…Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Kristin FastA lament on lack of focus…and a question to move me forwardsMy focus fractures constantly.Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Kristin FastThe Impossible Year: reflections on surviving my son’s infancyOne year ago today, I was in the hospital preparing for the birth of my son. My water had broken but I wasn’t really in labour. We were…Feb 4, 20201Feb 4, 20201
Kristin FastWinter ScenesWinter is a season I prefer to embrace. If I don’t get out and revel in the cold, white wonderland, I fight everything about it, from…Jan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
Kristin FastUsing tunes to beat writer’s blockNothing moves me like music. Classical makes my soul soar. Blues taps behind my breastbone and I ache inside. Jazz tickles fingers and…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
Kristin FastWorking to Wield Words More Effectively — Monday MusingsI’ve come to believe that how you say something is every bit as important as what you say. I didn’t used to buy that. I thought the truth…Jan 13, 2020Jan 13, 2020
Kristin FastEphemeralityI plunked myself down in Chronicles Cafe the other day, wanting to write — only to find myself without my notebook. Sacrilege! Rather than…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Kristin FastIn which I (find some) resolveresolve (v): to reach a firm decision about; to make progress from dissonance to consonance (musically); to change by disintegration / to…Jan 5, 2020Jan 5, 2020
