Monthly Archives: February 2019

Fiction writing is something I have journals and journals full of, but have never put it out into the world. Today’s the day. A couple of weeks ago, we were given a prompt for an assignment; write a short scene in which your character receives a gift they do not want.  I chose to write […]

This week in my introductory writing course we covered poetry. I am not much of a poet though I tried my hand at poetry in junior high and felt pretty sure I was the next…well, good poet (I didn’t actually read poetry so there was no one I was aspiring to be). I occasionally wrote […]

all italicized quotes by Mary Oliver, poet, 1935-2019 Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed Many times lately I have said to hubby, we have such a great life. That’s not new; ups and downs have been happening for 56+ years, but attentiveness to those waves has been a more […]

A friend of my daughter sends out an email weekly with “insights, info, thoughts and other things”. I really enjoy the emails; they are funny, thought-provoking, and candid. This week, the author, Jess, spoke about sharing. Not in the “here’s half my bagel” sharing, but the kind that comes from telling people the real deal […]