Welcome to my world

of words, wonder, and

a little bit of wiliness.

I’d like to share my musings with you.

I have almost always been a writer in one form or another. From magazine articles to ad copy to TV commercials to educational films and books… I love to write. I hope you will enjoy my newest writing venture, a storytelling blog, and let me know what you’re thinking when the muse finds you, too.

I wrote it for you!

Fresh From The Blog

Lifestyle

June 24, 2024

Leaves of Grass

The sun is out today, but not too long ago it was rainy, blustery, and gloomy. And as much as I tried to rise above the weather, it affected me. I got all gloomy and doomy, too. Like the sky, my thoughts darkened. Like the wind, my mood was gusty, resulting in a type of spiritual whiplash. I resorted to sappy TV, World War II novels of heroism, and cleaning…

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Reflections

March 19, 2024

Windows

I take some things for granted, such as my husband, that I can buy groceries other than what’s on sale, and that my hair is coming in silver rather than falling out. I also take for granted windows. Have you ever been in a windowless room? It’s claustrophobic, stuffy, stultifying. Without windows, we cannot look out. Without windows we cannot see in. Windows offer more than a view or a…

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Wondering

February 8, 2024

Compound Love

I’ve been doing something that irks me—tax prep. It’s not because I hate paying taxes (nor do I love it), it’s the number crunching, and categorizing, and seeing in black-and-white or red how much we spend at coffee shops. It’s just not my cup of tea—and it’s obvious that I drink a lot of tea, or I wouldn’t have such a big number after the budget category of coffee shops!…

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From Readers

“I am laughing and crying. This is so much like my young life and I’m only on the first paragraph.”
Ojai, CA

“INSIGHT tells us that you were the third-place winner in their young writers contest. I disagree. I believe that you should have won first place.”
Red Granite, WI

“Your style of writing brought me into your world. You conveyed vivid images throughout. Reading this left me in tears quite a bit. It’s truly an inspirational story; one that gives you hope.”
Michigan

“I have given Heide’s story to our adolescent services counselor who deals with kids who are coming unglued because their parents have drinking problems. I believe the story will be beneficial to some of those kids.”
AliceEmployee, Milwaukee Human Services Agency

“You described that experience with exceptional power. You brought the reader right upstairs with you.”
Beloit, WI

“Heide Boyden is a versatile and gifted writer. She provides an abundance of creativity for any project; but, more important, she tackles the most difficult assignments and delivers before deadline every time. Throw out the scale of zero to a hundred; she's off the chart on the high end. I recommend her unequivocally.”
BCBCTV Productions, LA/OC & Nashville

“Dear Mrs. Boyden, Thank you for the jelly boats. I like yore book.”
Rhiannon1st grade

“…this picture book is a rollicking approach to Mom’s bath time in the style of the “House that Jack Built.” A good example of taking an idea and pushing it to make it bigger and funnier, this story ends in a way that will make mothers nod with a knowing smile and say, “So what else is new?””
SCBWILA Writer’ Day Contest Judge