Dec 24, 2015 | December Writing Challenge, Grieving
The last few days have been full of triggers. First, there was the photo that popped up on Facebook. Even though I see the same picture several times a day when I look at my phone, it hurt to see it paired with a post that I had written in that moment two years ago. ...
Dec 22, 2015 | December Writing Challenge, The Writing Process
Day 22. I count the days much like I did when I quit smoking. Three days since my last cigarette. Ten days since my last cigarette. Twenty-two days since my last cigarette. Counting reminded me of how far I had come. It helped strengthen my willpower when...
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...
