C.E. Medford

I'm having an introvert-in-the-office day. Too many people. Too much talk. Too much interaction. Too many vibes. Auras flying around me like I'm in a blender...

I'm celebrating having made it out of Waitrose with a receipt for £12.57. Usually I go in to Waitrose for bananas, and come out with £30 worth of stuff that w...

The new novel is pure hell. For five years I've only edited - writing and rewriting and rearranging and reshaping and reimagining The Book of Witch. Now I'm w...

If you’ve never had a religious experience, don’t listen to Lou Reed’s Take a Walk on the Wild Side for ten years, then listen to it. That'll do it.

Even my writing group didn’t seem to understand the extraordinary pain the last year has caused me. They are the closest beings to me in all matters concerni...

One important thing I've learned while living in England is the importance of a personal anchor. This anchor is something in yourself, something that defines...

I've worked in mental health and volunteered in prisons and alcohol treatment. Here's the one difference I see in human beings in terms of their success in l...

Success is random. It didn't used to be. Time was when a college degree meant a good paying job. A start with a big company meant a healthy retirement. The r...

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For anyone who might be struggling with the motivation to pursue what sometimes seems a distant, or even impossible dream, I'm sharing this video. Today I ne...

My maternal grandmother once (rather famously in my family) said to her children "If you ever murdered someone, I would hold your hand all the way to the ele...

Hey all, I'm launching a YouTube channel to talk about the writing life. I've added the videos to this site on a brand new page, so please take a click ove...

I don't know how any parent can look at this debate about whether or not to allow Syrian refugee children into the UK and not think of their own children. An...

Purple Rain was a rite of passage, a door we crossed through that cost us some innocence and gave us some vitality, and established us as a generation. Think...

As far as I'm concerned, this one review has made Magic America a success in my eyes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3FL0SBZL63VFG/ref=cm_cr_ar...

Just typed 'female general' into Pinterest. Got greeting cards, fantasy photos, "10 ways to travel safely as a woman", Kate Bush (?), and a woman described a...

For anyone who is interested in magical realism, Zoe Brooks blog is probably the most comprehensive in the genre. http://magic-realism-books.blogspot.co.uk/...

You're useful where you are. Needed. You matter. You don't need to fly to a disaster, or sell the family silver. Be nice. Help. Be something decent in the da...

The stars on the ceiling of my Demarest dorm room while the Ink Spots are playing and everyone is drinking herbal tea. The pyjama bottoms from Century 21 w...

I like a blogger with a social agenda. And I like a list where Magic America features alongside Dr. Seuss. Gasmask Productions Books http://bit.ly/1wJmyIZ #D...