I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2018 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: PRAISE I can easily get lost in an internal mental debate about words (well, external too …). The challenge with parsing words and intentions so finely is that it’s easy to lose […]
FMF31 2018 Day 11: DOOR
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2018 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: DOOR Our front door is an issue because it is detracting from the impression potential buyers have of our house when it is shown. The door is weathered (thanks, Florida) and sticks […]
FMF31 2018 Day 10: HOW
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2018 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: HOW There’s probably a more efficient way to do this, but when I hear something that may be a tiny seed for a future blog post, I send myself an email with […]
FMF31 2018 Day 9: INSPIRE
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2018 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: INSPIRE I am inspired by people, especially young women, who don’t give up even though they face entrenched resistance. I edit the Sigma Chi (Scientific Research Honor Society) SmartBrief (please take a […]
FMF31 2018 Day 8: COMFORT
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2018 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: COMFORT The absolute first thing that comes to mind when I think about “comfort” is how uncomfortable my mom was at so many stages of her series of hospitalizations that started last December […]
FMF31 2018 Day 7: HOPE
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2018 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: HOPE A fellow Five Minute Friday community member, Tara, is phenomenally consistent about commenting on my contributions during the 31-day writing challenge, even when I don’t reciprocate well. I am so grateful […]