Hummingbirds make me happy. We have a feeder right outside my office window, so I can see them coming and going. During the Spring migration, we have to refill the feeders (we have two; one by my office, and one … Continue reading →
Contributed by Adele Fasick. G Martha Graham G is for graceful, the beauty of movement that balances motion and stillness in a pattern pleasing to the human eye. Dancing is one of the most ancient arts. Images of people dancing … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios. As I sit to write this, I’m looking out through the patio door at the neighborhood treetops showing all kinds of colors: white and pink blossoms, the reddish color of new buds on the maple trees, … Continue reading →
Exercise! Love it or hate it, we all need more of it – especially if you, like me, are a person in love with words, reading, writing, and all the other things we do while SITTING. Sitting is the new … Continue reading →
D… delight. An old fashioned word meaning “great pleasure.” As a child I frequently would squeal with delight at being pushed on an old tree swing, wooshing back and forth, ever higher, hair wafting in the breeze stirred by my … Continue reading →
Contributed by Tina Holland. Create – It always brings the image of something new and fresh. That image holds for the story as well. I have always found the early stages of writing the most exciting. Spending time with my … Continue reading →
Welcome back to Day 2 of the A to Z Challenge, Dear Reader, and the letter B! B Is For… Beginner’s Mind! What does that even mean? A beginner’s mind is a curious one. They know they don’t know, and … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura F. When I was in school (long ago now), a classmate claimed that anyone who went a full year without having sex automatically became a born-again virgin. I won’t comment on the validity (or invalidity) of this … Continue reading →
Contributed by Evilynne. In the horror genre, zombies are used as a metaphor for ‘xenophobia’, that is fear of ‘the other’. This is a logical fear as the unknown is always just that, unknown. Writers and directors work to create … Continue reading →
Yes! I said it. Yes, I’ll do the A to Z Blog Challenge this year! Yes! Am I glad that I did? Yes! Am I glad that I asked the folx who come to our weekly craft gathering, A Good … Continue reading →