Dear Reader, If you were sitting around a dinner table and someone asked you to tell a story and engage us with all 5 senses, what would you tell? Context: In a Speaker Nation session this month, our prompt was to” tell a 3-minute story which engaged sight, sounds, touch, taste, and smell.” I time-traveled … More The Five Senses on Sea Turtle Patrol
Caroline Patterson spoke and gave a workshop at the Whitefish Community Library last month. She had us start with a 10-minute warm-up prompt: Pick a color or a food and riff on that. The idea was to go into detail on something. I chose a color that opened up a flood of associations, memories, and senses … More The Green One
Don’t let your silly dreams Fall in between The crack of the bed and the wall -My Morning Jacket, Bermuda Highway Outside of work, within the span of a week I happily responded to requests of 3 friends to proofread their creations: a cover letter and two short stories. These are experienced writers/editors. My husband … More My Bermuda Highway…and yours
This is post 2 of a 30-day WriteStreak challenge. Do you & your best friend or family have a salient catch phrase or code word? One that you can drop which evokes laughter or serves as a mooring, a healthy reminder? When I was in my mid-to-late 20’s & living in Atlanta, I had a … More It’s Just a Turkey
This is post 1 of a 30-day WriteStreak challenge. When my brother and I were 6 & 7, Mom & Dad handed us adult-sized steel crowbars. Together the 4 of us gleefully demolished the interior of one end of our home. Plaster, dust, nails, and boards flew about Mom’s sewing room. Jimmy & I were … More Crowbars for Kids
Oh I don’t think I would be very good at yoga; I am not flexible. I smile and hope to encourage you to give it a try. I say, You don’t need to be flexible, you are already “good” just showing up for yoga practice. The results in overall well-being are worth the effort. I … More Knots Come Loose
Show her you are the boss. Don’t let that ornery thing scare you. Get back on that horse. That’s what my parents said to me multiple times in the 1980’s whenever our cantankerous horse tested me. The 1st incident was one spring morning in south Alabama when I was elementary school age. I sat in … More Get Back on that Horse
“Hello there,” I said as I slipped past the smelly plastic shower curtain blocking the doorway view of the local college aquatics center locker room last Saturday morning. The smiling white-haired lady seated on the bench was taking off her shoes. As I was about to warm up the shower to partake of my chlorine removal ritual… “Excuse me, can you … More Twinkly-eyed Ladies
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