Dec 21, 2015 | December Writing Challenge
One morning hike. Two almond milk smoothies. Three near collisions. Four big box stores. Five different gifts. Six drinks at lunch. Seven separate stops. Eight hundred spent. Nine arguments. Ten swollen toes. ...
Dec 20, 2015 | December Writing Challenge, Grieving
The cardinal was the first this morning, followed by a woodpecker and then a blue bird. Each pecks at the feeder a few times and flies away. But the cardinal stayed the longest. He didn’t exactly look at me, but he turned toward the window. Some believe that cardinals...
Dec 19, 2015 | December Writing Challenge, Inspirational Musing
I don’t feel like writing today. I also don’t feel like Christmas shopping, or wrapping the few gifts I bought yesterday, or going to the grocery store, or cleaning the kitchen, or thinking about what to cook for dinner tonight, or picking up the books and papers from...
Dec 18, 2015 | December Writing Challenge, The Writing Life
Today I’m venturing into the belly of the beast to start Christmas shopping. Though I generally enjoy going to the mall, the crowds this year have been a bit much. People honking in the parking lot because someone is waiting for a parking space. Long lines. Poor...
Dec 17, 2015 | December Writing Challenge
I got eye plugs today. Who even knew there was such a thing? Though the procedure was quick and painless, I’m still thinking about it several hours later. I now have tiny gel-like plugs inserted in my tear ducts to prevent drainage. They are there as a treatment...