Put a metaphorical movie camera on a character’s shoulder and use that as the lens to tell the story of…
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When We Were Young
Write a letter to your younger self. Thank them, praise them, scold them, comfort them—engage in whatever way you feel…
Continue reading →What I See
Okay, close your eyes. Maybe lie down so you’re cozy? A blanket is nice. Okay. What do you see? At…
Continue reading →A Window Seat
Find a good spot in front of your favorite window. What do you see? Write about the view—this can be…
Continue reading →Glorious Awkwardness: Freaks and Geeks
As a human being on Planet Earth I’ve experienced my fair share of awkwardness. (Maybe more than most). I have…
Continue reading →“We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us.”
Write a travel journal entry from your home, could be your living room, could be your bed. Write as though…
Continue reading →In Isolation
I recently came across a blog to which several writers are contributing, so I thought I’d play along. I’m a…
Continue reading →A walk.
Their daughter is nineteen months old, my son ten. Brandy and her husband Christian named their daughter Helena after a…
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Then, in the chill of a Tennessee morning, or perhaps on an afternoon destroyed by mosquitoes, she would spit and…
Continue reading →Self Portrait
I’m a woman who slumps, the result of a child who slumped. Or slouched or leaned over or curved her…
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