Wednesday evenings usually find me polishing up a post to be linked at Mama Kat’s on Thursday morning, along with the other bloggers who have chosen to write to one of her five weekly writing prompts. She is taking a well deserved blogging break, so I am picking a #Reverb10 prompt. (Check out the #Reverb10 site – […]
Wordless Wednesday (tiny tree edition)
small tree … big memory In 2006, when Wayne Kevin was in 2nd grade, my job as a classroom holiday party volunteer was to have a “station” where the kids could make something. My “something” was these little trees made out of pipe cleaners, pony beads, and stick-on stars. It is a great memory because […]
Jarrod’s Lesson: Be Who You Are, Passionately
“And while we’re talking, there’s a scene that involves having eggs cracked over your head while you’re standing in the checkout line. If that’s you, will you be okay with that?”The above question came from Jim Ed Wills, when he was casting extras for Adam Isaacs’s FSU Film, “Playback Henry.” He used a tone of voice that […]
Fireworks Reflections (A Mama Kat Writers Workshop Prompt)
Maybe it is fitting that the Mama Kat writing prompt I ended up with this week takes me back to a time of shorts, sweat, and fun. As I described to a friend earlier today, we have been in “minimalist Christmas” mode around here, so a memory of a past Independence Day might as well take center […]
Wordless Wednesday (Pair of Three Edition)
How about this lovely trio of pictures for a Christmas gift? Better check the price….. Pair of 3? …… more things that make the Big Green Pen see RED! Picture credits to eagle eye (and math teacher) Susan Nelson!
1,000 Marbles, A Year Late
There are so many things floating around in my head tonight that I want to write about. Here is the one that has percolated to the top. It is a message I should have shared with seven people a year ago. In October 2009, a day or two after being given a nice “Boss’s Day” […]