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  • Writing With My Left Hand

    A writing prompt suggested that writing with the left hand may let your mind roam and write something different than usual.

    I tried it and got a sentence that was very uglyhandwriting, but a good idea for a personal essay.

  • Take care of the Elephants, I said!

    Well, this Blog needs to be one of the Elephants. Do something worthwhile with it!!!

  • ANTS … OR … ELEPHANTS

    Take advantage of each day to do things that are meaningful to you – Elephants. Not to say that doing necessary jobs – Ants – is bad, just to say that doing things you WANT TO DO is equally important. Take care of the Elephants.

  • March 4, 2024

    Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau

  • March 3, 2024 Quotation

    Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.

  • Lies, Rumors, & Family Stories

    How to write your history

    An online workshop will begin soon, using the 2nd Edition of Lies, Rumors, & Family Stories: How to write your history.

    Navigating the process of preserving your personal or family history is an adventure! This easy guide will help you along your journey. Start collecting information, get organized, deal with family skeletons, and let your story shine like the treasure it truly is.

  • Perfectionism

    Park your perfectionism.

    More to come on this subject.

  • “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word. A word after a word after a word is power.”    Margaret Atwood  

  • Do what you feel in your heart to be right.   You’ll be criticized anyway.
    – Eleanor Roosevelt

  • Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.     John Muir