Carolyn Arends's "Seize the Day" has been my anthem since my days traveling through the Midwest for my first job out of college. As I wrote in my post last week, I already try to live like my days are numbered. Because they are; some will live to 100 and some will die tomorrow. Or today.… Continue reading Seize the Day
Author: Gretchen E K Engel
Chemical engineer by day, spec fiction writer by night
Live Like You Were Dying
Next week I'm scheduled for Nadine Brandes's blog hop about what I'd do if I only have one year to live. Spoiler alert - not much. A little over three years ago, the year I celebrated 20 years of liberation from the dystopia of high school, I sort of had a midlife crisis. Thankfully it… Continue reading Live Like You Were Dying
It’s The End of the World
I love dystopian fiction. The first dystopian novel I read was probably Atlas Shrugged when I was fourteen. Yes, I was one of those bookish teens and there's a quote about us. Atlas Shrugged isn't necessarily categorized as dystopian. It doesn't follow the typical format of a "have not" escaping an prestige society. However, it… Continue reading It’s The End of the World
Step By Step
So much in life is about taking the next step. Something I'm not great at doing. In one of my numerous attempts at procrastination this weekend, I found a description of my Myers-Briggs personality type (ENTP, The Inventor). True to this, I'm great at ideas and getting started but not the best at following to… Continue reading Step By Step
Life in the Fast Lane
Last weekend I posted about our lazy Saturday. This Saturday was a one-eighty. The weekend kicked off with me making a passably decent shrimp saag for dinner Friday night. The secret is to utilize a blender and crock pot. I stayed up too late, and my 5:30 wake-up call came way too early for this night… Continue reading Life in the Fast Lane
Relax
I've come to realize my definition of relaxing may be a bit different than others. If you've followed my blog very much, you've probably figured out that I'm a pretty high energy person. Saturday, I hit my limit. The energy tank was empty. And in an extremely rare occasion, we had absolutely nothing planned. No… Continue reading Relax
God’s Not Dead
Call me old school, but I'll always be a Peter Furler as front man Newsboys fan. "Shine" and "Breakfast" rank as a couple of my favorite songs of all time. That said, the Michael Tait led Newsboys are pretty great too. Per usual, the title is only a hint at my post's content. This time… Continue reading God’s Not Dead
Hip to Be Square
Yes, I'm wearing argyle socks with suede sneakers from Payless that I bought 7 years ago because that's how I roll. The other day I commented that I've never been smarter, prettier, or cooler. It's not that I think I'm some sort of genius in a killer body with a gorgeous face. I mean if that's… Continue reading Hip to Be Square
Lawyers In Love
A few weeks ago, my debut story, Neatly Arranged, was published. Last week I participated in a blog hop about my writing style and mentioned that I want to write speculative fiction for those who hate it (or at least think they do). Neatly Arranged is a great sample of exactly what I mean. The No Revolution… Continue reading Lawyers In Love
At The Hop
My writing partner Lisa Godfrees talked me into participating in a blog hop on my writing style. If you read her post, you'll see I've paired this post with a song title, albeit I went outside of the 80s for my inspiration. So here it goes. What am I working on? A few weeks ago,… Continue reading At The Hop
Gretchen E K Engel 