In the summer of 2008, I participated in a 500-mile walk called the Witness Against War walk. On July 12th, we began our walk in downtown Chicago, Illinois. We arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the end of August. We spent most of our time walking through Wisconsin. We visited Minnesota three times as we […]
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It’s been cold and snowy. The winter storm warning continues until tomorrow afternoon. I thought that today would be a good day for me to share some of my poetry with you. I never thought of myself as a poet but a few years ago, my sister suggested that I try writing poetry. And I
… using my bucket list as their blanket… Today’s prompt was to share something from my bucket list. Two weeks ago, I talked about how I discovered that I had become a bird watcher. Well, now, I am a full fledged (pun intended) bird watcher, and I get so excited when I am able to
birds sitting in my bucket… Read More »
When I was a child, I had many dreams, which ranged from exploring space in a rocket ship to drawing comics that were published in newspapers all across the United States and even the world. I dreamed that I would walk across the United States, starting at the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and ending
Anne Brontë was born into a literary family in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England. Her parents were Patrick, who was a curate at a local church, and Maria. She was the younger sister of Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Emily, and Branwell. Unfortunately, when Anne was just a year old, her mother passed away, possibly as a result
on january 17th… 1820… Read More »
The prompt for week three of Inktober 52 is glide. Which made me think of a polar bear skating on ice that never melts. Here is this happy polar bear on ice skates. He’s looking for an ice dancing partner. I think that polar bears who enjoy ice dancing would be a delightful sight to
If you would like to do some of the creative writing exercises that I share in this blog, here are some resources. You can find all sorts of fun stuff with this random generator, including writing exercises and prompts and word games. I find the generators in this website to be very delightful. For me,
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“I want to sail with Bearnacle,” said LIttle Bear. “You don’t even have a name yet,” said Tiny Bear. “Nor do I.” “We can have an adventure with Bearnacle,” said Little Bear. “Then we will grow into whatever name our parents choose to give us.” “I suppose you’re right. I think that I have been
and your opportunity to vote for the winning photo caption! And now for the caption contest. Here is the photograph and below it are the captions. Please vote, either for one or, if you can’t decide, for your two favorites!
pictures of my “boyfriends” Read More »
“The longest walk starts with a single step” — Lao Tzu It’s never too late to be the person you want to be, whether that means finding your magical castle, performing on a big stage, or discovering the power of your own body. It may take a little more effort or some added motivation, but