Day Six: Writing 101 A Character-Building Experience. Today’s Prompt: Who’s the most interesting person (or people) you’ve met this year? Today’s twist: Turn your post into a character study. I study him as his stooped figure shuffles across the room, cane in hand, knowing one day it will be my turn. …
I was recently scanning old letters into Evernote in an effort to preserve them in digital format. I came across one from the early 90’s that brought back a flood of emotion as I read it. My boyfriend at the time had made me a mix tape and included the …
I blinked my eyes purposefully, as if they were the shutter on a camera, and I was taking a mental picture of this moment I didn’t want to forget. The steam rose from the tea as I took a sip. The night had just cooled off enough for the hot mug to …
A mother’s love begins Before the child is born And lasts through time And Difficulties And Differences And many Wounds And days of Joy And days of Sorrow, Winding, Wearing Weeping, Sharing,Changing Until, at the end What remains Is that solid core That began as love Before the child was …
This is a follow-up post to Simple Solutions written back in January of this year. I had injured my index finger joint in December and had thought I had a quick, inexpensive fix to the problem. Yet, here we are in May and the problem is far from being solved. Yes, I …
