by Judith Heaney | Mar 2, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Not too long ago we bought each of our teenagers earphones so they could listen to their music in their ears without being influenced by the world around them. For the 17 year old, she preferred an in-ear option and we found a pair that suits her. As for the 14 year...
by Judith Heaney | Mar 1, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Over my years as a writer I have embraced entirely the existence of Spotify and have likely spent more time than I intended carefully curating playlists for my different writing projects as well as writing moods; they’re sort of like mixtapes I’ve created and...
by Judith Heaney | Feb 28, 2025 | 365 Reasons
A couple of years ago as Christmas approached, I was trying to figure out gifts for the girls’ grandparents, especially my parents who are long distance in Florida at this point. It struck me that something personal, something created by the girls would be a perfect...
by Judith Heaney | Feb 27, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As a writer, I am familiar with the way my creative pursuit can sometimes feel isolating or even lonely because so much of writing happens in solitary time blocks. This is why I have often been drawn to the stories about The Inklings, the group of writers and friends...
by Judith Heaney | Feb 26, 2025 | 365 Reasons
The beginning of the year for us translates into birthday season; birthday season falls just after the New Year with its short days and long nights of winter and just before Easter with its longer days and shorter nights of springtime. All three women in our household...
