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Writing Wednesday Do I dare?
I have dared to quit my job. I have dared to start a career as a writer. I have dared to write a novel. I have dared to post on my blog every day for a year. I have dared to, out loud, call myself a writer. Nothing is as scary thus far as beginning…
Cruisers, Cartography, and Caring for Him
Today I am realizing that maybe – hopefully! – there are a lot of new people visiting my blog. Thank you. A quick explanation to what you will be reading: (You can also check it out by clicking “What This Is.”) My husband and I live with his grandmother who just turned 99 and we…
Bonfire, Birthday, Bowling
It’s time to introduce March, 1938. My grandmother writes: Drum Corps Social and a goody time but no ice cream after. What does come after is kissing John and forgetting about Ben. Living in a dream and standing room only in church where the Father uses a mic for the first time. Small change saved…
Sunday Share April A-Z
I have already shared this link to the official April A-Z page. However, I am going to share it again. You may not realize that there are a lot of resources on that page. There is a post about leaving a signature tag on your comments. It’s something i have NOT yet mastered! Comment Signatures…
Oh, I’m Doing It!
I am taking today’s post to introduce a challenge I will be beginning tomorrow. Yup. You guessed it. The April A-Z Challenge. I found out about this challenge last year on, oh, about April 30th. I was bummed! I would have participated! I would have challenged myself! I would have been a part of a…
Sunday Share: How Spring Should Be!
I beat back some of my Seasonal Affective Disorder by viewing gardening blogs all year around but especially in times like these. Spring should have begun, and almost did!, several weeks ago but our snow finally got here. So, I was browsing garden blogs and found this very magical page. yes! I think it’s magical!…
Writing Wednesdays: Writing Non Fiction
It makes me nervous. It’s also all that more exciting. I forget all the time for brief moments that the people in these books, besides Babu, are real. Yes, maybe they have mostly all passed, but their children and grandchildren haven’t. Meeting Kathy last weekend and hearing her talk about the past and all the…
Sunday Share: Haiku Challenge
Ronovan Writes has an amazing site full of poetry, fiction, and challenges for others! Today concludes this week long Haiku challenge: Haiku Challenge: Twist and Shout The Guidelines are simple. Take the two words and write a Haiku. I use Haiku in English as my style, which is 5 syllables for the first line, 7…
Sunday Share: Visual, Please?
I like to follow as many visual artists and their blogs as possible because sometimes I am too bogged down in words, words, words. This blog from creartfuldodger showcases spectacular artwork in one of may favorite forms, collage. Check it out! I liked this post in particular as it reminded me of my post Hindenburg…
Septemeber, 1937
And just like that it’s autumn again. Babu writes: The leaves are just beginning to turn and the world is so alive and radiant. This is the swan song of fall. The month begins with her wish to be back at school. She goes to visit BPI and misses what must seem to her like…
Writing Wednesdays #1: Sucker for Alteration
This is the new weekly installment: Writing Wednesdays! Why? Because I am a sucker for alteration? No. Because I can feel myself filling up, flooding with concepts, inspirations, and ruminations on this craft of mine that I still know nothing about. Because I write to learn, mostly about myself, and I need to reflect and…
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