Pam Bustin
creator, editor, story tender
Category: Writing
Shake and Bake 29: The Cabbages and Kings Edition
The weight of the world is on my eyelids today… The couch looks so appealing and there’s a Dr Who and another Orphan Black awaiting over on the Space Channel… But… And so… I am here… and there you are. Hello. Hello. How… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 29: The Cabbages and Kings Edition”
Shake and Bake 28: The Yearning for Spring Edition
Earlier this week, I thought I was stepping to spring. I felt a surge of energy returning after a long sickness and I began to flip through gardening books and plan for DIRT and sunshine. It will come…. It will… But… not…. quite… yet.… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 28: The Yearning for Spring Edition”
Shake and Bake 27: The Epiphanic Edition
The most wonderful thing happened this morning. I’ve been sick all week. Bad BAD cold. Cough. No energy. Cough. Much time in bed watching Dr. Who and … pretty much anything I could find. Woke this morning …coughing. Rolled out of bed …. coughing. … Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 27: The Epiphanic Edition”
Shake and Bake 26: The Books and Love Edition
… his push for happiness was out of sync with the world’s; his ambition was for safety, security, a life of enough food and shelter and money, books and love, the luxury of pursuing the truth by art. The luxury of looking deeply, of… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 26: The Books and Love Edition”
Shake and Bake 25: The Working for the Weekend Edition
A week of … luxuriating in Serendipity and Simplicity. Life is glorious, don’t you think? And as I work this week on loosening up and stepping out of “schedule strictness” — I offer up this week’s shake and bake a day early in order… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 25: The Working for the Weekend Edition”
Shake and Bake 24: ToothAchey Yum Yum Yum Edition
Hullo Yooz How went your week? For me… ’twas a week of … interesting things… Of body pain, surprisingly tasty moments of stillness and things still managing to get themselves done. I’ve had a bad tooth all week. The pain began LAST Friday, but… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 24: ToothAchey Yum Yum Yum Edition”
Shake and Bake 23: The Right/Write Track Edition
Hullo Sweeties How was your week? I hope your winter world is warming (if you are in a winter world). I hope you found some joy and beauty. I hope you are well. For me… a lil of the up… a lil of the… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 23: The Right/Write Track Edition”
Shake and Bake 22: The Drudgeface Edition (a PatheticPam Joint)
I So don’t want to be here. Not here, as in on the beautiful bay but… yeah, sometimes that too. Not here, as in on this earth but… well it do get tiring now and again don’t it. I cannot tell a lie. But… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 22: The Drudgeface Edition (a PatheticPam Joint)”
Shake and Bake 21: The Deep Dark Spark Edition
Hey all. February … continues… If you haven’t noticed, It’s been a rather … hard month for me up here at the shaky shake. But it has also been a good month. There is much to be found in the deep dark. If, as… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 21: The Deep Dark Spark Edition”
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