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June 27, 2013
Frame Of Mind
Picasso said, “You don’t make art, you find it” and while I realize his words had another meaning, that is just what we did. Today’s Daily Prompt could not have been better timed for me. In our recent hunt for a new home we looked at many, each offering something unique. However, when it came […]
June 24, 2013
Casting Call…Dance Or Exit Stage Left?
I sit alone in the early morning hours before the world outside beckons the world inside to take the stage for the quick tempo dance that is our daily performance. Windows all around me atop this tower in the sky I now call home frame mobile snapshots of a city already awake and attuned to its […]
June 21, 2013
A Book Review That’s Keeping It Real
Anka of Keeping it Real, has been one of my followers since I started blogging in September of last year. We were instant Cyber Sisters for various reasons. She touches upon those below, but one of the things I instantly loved about her and her blog is that she’s as real as one gets. Her […]
June 18, 2013
One Ring To Rule Them All – edited (Weekly Writing Challenge)
YO MR. WHITE! AND MR. STRUNK! The infamous Strunk and White, purveyors of compositional advice, implore us to omit needless words in our writing. American author Ernest Hemingway, nicknamed “Papa,” embraced this writing philosophy. Known for an unadorned, sparse prose style, he favored short sentences with strong verbs and very few adjectives or adverbs. While Hemingway is well […]
June 16, 2013
The Moment I Became A Grown Up
My son Evan has a habit of measuring himself against his growth chart. He stands up tall, shoulders back, chin up and anxiously awaits how he will “measure up”, so to speak. After one of his recent sessions, he walked off dejected, shoulders sagging and head hanging. I followed him out of his room to […]
June 13, 2013
Outside the Box: The ExPat’s Dilemma
As I walk through yet another cardboard maze on my way to the kitchen, I can’t help but wonder if there is some underlying issue in me that needs addressing. Should I have kicked up my feet on some black leather couch for an hour a week with a psychological counselor instead of TripAdvisor? Should […]
June 11, 2013
Daily Prompt: Take Care
Today’s Daily Prompt: Take Care When you’re unwell, do you allow others to take care of you, or do you prefer to soldier on alone? What does it take for you to ask for help? Photographers, artists, poets: show us HELP.
June 7, 2013
To My Daughter: It’s A World Full Of Sea Glass
Dear Olivia Rose, Eleven years ago you entered the world and as I held you in my arms and looked into your eyes, I once again voiced the many promises I had been whispering for months as I gently rubbed my growing belly. I promised to always love you with all my heart. I promised […]
