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Self-Imposed Writing Challenge
Just for the fun of it, I recently took an online typing test to see just how fast I could get my fingers to work. I’ve never done this before and I’ve never cared about the “official” number because...
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Yellow Dust
Here in North Carolina, spring is busting out all over and it looks like every kind of grass, flower, and weed shot up almost overnight. The trees are budding out and dropping a variety of “tags” and...
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Me and Mom
Since my father passed March third, I’ve been making a weekly trip to Raleigh to help Mom with everything from estate finances to dragging her trash and recycle bins to the curb. Before my father’s...
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A Little Trick
Every now and then I will come up on a writing article which shares a tidbit so simple, yet so juicy, it’s like the salivary glands of my brain kick in and I think WOW, so that’s the trick to it! Don’t...
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One Small Mourning Dove
I love watching the neighborhood kids play because they go about it like my brother and I used to, riding their bikes like the hounds of hell are on their heels, tearing up the alleys, ducking in and...
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What If?
Recently, I had something so unexpected happen, I was in a state of sheer panic for a couple of hours. Last Tuesday I was in front of my laptop doing what I do. The phone rang, and as usual, when I...
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Updates…, and On Writing With Sentimentality
In the last post “What If,” I described a crazy scam perpetrated by someone who sounded as if he’d previously worked in law enforcement. I’m happy to say that, although he hasn’t been caught, the...
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New Toys
A while back I wrote a post called “I LOVE MY LAPTOP.” And I do. Or, make that did. Much like that car insurance commercial where the young girl talks about her car which she fondly calls Brad. “I...
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What Could Have Happened
Last week I was at Mom’s house, where I’ve been going once a week now since Dad died. Of course I take Little Dog with me. I mean, what person in their right mind would/could leave this little guy...
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Flash Fiction Addiction
I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m addicted to Janet Reid’s flash fiction contests. They’re fun. They’re great practice for learning how to use words sparingly while building a story, which must...
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Missed
Low key, easy going, never cussed, rarely drank, steadfast, resilient, calm, even tempered, loving, compassionate, loyal, understanding, mechanically inclined, hard working, quiet, dog lover,...
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Remembering Summertime
Mississippi smells and sounds like my childhood. I wish I could use some sort of media tool to share what I mean, only I think you already know. There are scents I encounter that resonate with some...
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Mississippi, Part II
Have we talked about all the food and the eating while I was in Mississippi? There is no lack of either when visiting the folks. Matter of fact, I have to be really careful about portions, etc.,...
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An Open Letter To Nestle Purina PetCare Co. and Waggin’ Train LLC
Dear Purina and Waggin’ Train, You don’t know me. You don’t know that you forced me to do the unthinkable. The sort of decision I prayed I would never have to make. On August 2, 2012 after monumental...
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Much Ado About Nothing?
With all the controversy swirling around I can’t say I want to read this any more than I did when I pre-ordered it weeks ago. I mean, I’ve always wanted to read another book by Harper Lee, and so,...
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This Is A Movie?
I went to the Redbox outside Walgreens just about a mile away looking for the movie CAKE with Jennifer Aniston. To my disappointment it was already checked out, and so I stood there a moment debating....
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Overload
Every day my inbox fills with information I’ve requested. Writing blogs I’ve subscribed to, online writing or publishing magazines, and a variety of other writing how to material. I’ll stare at some...
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August Wane
Already the sun is disappearing quicker and days are noticeably shorter. You have noticed, haven’t you? Our house faces north/northeast. I love to open the blinds first thing in the morning and as I...
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“The Writingest State”
As a member of the North Carolina Writer’s Network, I am aware of the plethora of writers who are members. NCWN sends weekly updates highlighting opportunities to see/hear fellow writers as they...
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Landscape of Life
When I think about life events, I’ve considered how they might change a person. I do this now, more than ever before. What hits us most hard are the occurrences that mean we must conform to something...
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