I closed out October by going to my friend Rachel’s house for trick-or-treat. She lives in a neighborhood that is the center of activity for hundreds of ghosts, goblins and a T-Rex or two. Note to self: Don’t go to Rachel’s house next year unless it’s possible to get there before the kids descend. I’m […]
ENJOY (FMF31 2019 Day 31)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: ENJOY Here’s an unexpected treat I enjoyed recently. When I accompanied Wayne on his business trip earlier this week, we had two nights of the business trip part where we needed to make […]
MEMORY (FMF31 2019 Day 30)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: MEMORY The last couple of days didn’t go exactly as planned. We took a short trip, to Orlando Sunday for a concert, then on to Port Richey because Wayne had a business meeting. […]
PRACTICE (FMF31 2019 Day 29)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: PRACTICE I remember (distantly) what a great feeling it was to practice something (mainly my flute) over and over and over and over until the piece was so ingrained in me that there […]
TEST (FMF31 2019 Day 28)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: TEST “Don’t fall in love with Plan A.” This statement was written on a little table card at a state-of-the-art public safety center I visited last Monday. The host had just told us […]
BETTER (FMF31 2019 Day 27)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: BETTER The things people will do to look “better” amaze me. I was just listening to a report on the BBC World Service about Brazilian butt lifts, and how there are 20,000 of […]