I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: ACCEPT I was in Nashville for a conference last Saturday through Wednesday. I love traveling, and I love visiting cities especially. This trip gave me a small punch in the gut as I […]
WAIT (FMF31 2019 Day 25)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: WAIT Today, I had to stuff our two cats into somewhat ill-maintained cages to take them to the vet. We have been remiss about taking our older cat, Alice Cooper, to the vet. […]
DIFFERENT (FMF31 2019 Day 24)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: DIFFERENT I volunteered today to be on a subcommittee at work that deals with diversity and inclusion. It was my inclination to choose that committee over some other enticing options, because this topic […]
NEED (FMF31 2019 Day 23)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: NEED Every community needs a pig. Not the kind of pig that becomes bacon. An ice pig. There are other ways for communities to clean out pipes, but I learned about ice pigs […]
SENSE (FMF31 2019 Day 22)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: SENSE Common sense is in short supply these days. I’m looking at myself as much as anyone else, to be clear. When we talked recently, my son listed three problems he was having […]
PERSON (FMF31 2019 Day 21)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: PERSON I was surprised to see one person mentioned during yesterday’s “in memoriam” moment at the conference I’m attending. This is my first time at this conference, and I just completed a full […]