How are things? How are you holding up? Those are the big questions these days, what with everything going on. These are strange times. If one would have asked me at the start of the year, I could not see this coming – this lock down due to Covid-19; not in a million years. Since … Continue reading Plugging along…
Category: Life
A rude awaking
Yesterday, I had an awakening on my health. I am not young (nor do I consider myself old). I am a 58 years old man. I am obese and physically out of physical shape. I have Cerebral Palsy which after many years of impact walking has resulted with osteoarthritis in my hips, lower-back and my … Continue reading A rude awaking
6 Pills
Six pills. That’s what it takes to help me walk better. I take two tablets every eight hours. If I forget once, I know. The twitching starts in my legs. The spasms return. It is that quick. If I miss even one scheduled dose, I return to what I was. I have grown up with … Continue reading 6 Pills
Reflections on a smoky day
The smoke thickens the air.My breath wheezing with every intake.Thank God for my inhaler.It took sometime before I acquired a prescription.Fate, it seems played a preliminary hand.Foretelling of the events to come – Covid-19 and smoke.Who could have foreseen this last year?No one.Only fate it seems anticipates. I can breathe now.The drug has kicked in.The … Continue reading Reflections on a smoky day
Looking for beta readers for my memoir
I have completed my first draft of my memoir "PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME LIVING GAY WITH CEREBRAL PALSY" and while I have one or two beta readers. I am looking for a few others preferably authors or English majors, but I am open to others critical readers. If interested, email me at rjconfiant@hotmail.com.Thank-you in advance.Robert
My memoir
My friend suggested this title: PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME LIVING GAY WITH CEREBRAL PALSY a memoir Robert Confiant Based on the title, would you be interested in reading this book? —Robert Confiant 18 August 2020
I completed my first draft of my memoir
I completed the first draft of my memoir last night. This morning I started my first revisions and additions. I had planned on taking a week off and to start another project. However, when I woke this morning, I sat down in front of my laptop and began the revision. I guess will continue onward. … Continue reading I completed my first draft of my memoir
If you have been wondering
If you have been wondering why I haven't posted any of my usual insights, or themed excerpts of my life, you should know that I have been busy writing my memoir. I wrote 5,000 words yesterday and rebuilt one of the chapters I lost Thursday night. I don’t want to give great detail on the … Continue reading If you have been wondering
Why is it?
Why is it that when I cannot write worth of damn from the laptop; I discover I can write easily from my phone? —Robert Confiant 18 July 2020
I lost my work
Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE I just lost two chapters of work. All the writing I did last night has gone to waste. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} That damn Microsoft OneDrive. It … Continue reading I lost my work
