by Jule Kucera | May 29, 2022 | Blog
Vancouver is a beautiful city. It’s modern and sparkles like the snow on the peaks of the mountains that surround it on three sides. On the fourth side is the Pacific Ocean. The ocean sparkles, too. At 9:00 p.m. Central time, 7:00 p.m. Pacific, my friend Laurie and I...
by Jule Kucera | May 22, 2022 | Blog
Before we dive into an exploration of the ways I’m supporting my own mental wellness, I want to say a few things. [This post references suicide. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at...
by Jule Kucera | May 15, 2022 | Blog
The pandemic gave us opportunities to travel inward. More time in our homes. More time exploring our interior landscape. We’ve had more than enough of that. I was scratching the walls to travel again. In April, I went to Vancouver, one of those places I’d always...
by Jule Kucera | May 8, 2022 | Blog
Last night, Laura Trujillo, author of Stepping Back from the Ledge, spoke at the Mercantile Library for their annual memoir lecture. This reflection references suicide. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide...
by Jule Kucera | May 1, 2022 | Blog
I’ve been working on a novel, dinking around with it for a couple of years, then seriously since 2019. It’s had three significant overhauls on the way to a completed first draft. The story is about a lawyer, and I wanted some input on the legal elements. At 7:30 a.m....
by Jule Kucera | Apr 24, 2022 | Blog
I feel like I’m supposed to come to some big conclusion after all this investigation into money themes. But I don’t have one. Maybe the point was the process. Maybe it would be more worthwhile to compare where I am now to where I was back in November, when this series...
