Category Archives: Musings

Unicorns, Writing, and a Kay-Pro

photo © 2009 Monica | more info (via: Wylio) For twenty-nine years, I have tried to deny this one title. I didn’t want the stigma or questioning or the wide eyed glances of “you’re crazy.” No matter, I grew up … Continue reading

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With Every Day

photo © 2011 Nationaal Archief | more info (via: Wylio)     Ahh, the sweet sounds of the word—FRIDAY! While I’ve been notably absent from the blogosphere, I’m picking up today’s 5 Minute Friday topic from the Lovely Lisa-Jo at … Continue reading

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Tomorrow’s Ruins

photo © 2010 Mike McCune | more info (via: Wylio)     A summer like May morning, coffee and news and breakfast relax into the routine. More tornados last night, more destruction, just more hurt upon hurt. I rarely pay … Continue reading

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If I knew I could, I would….

  Why, hello Friday…time to link up with Lisa-Jo’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt.   The Rules: Write for 5 minutes sans over-editing, revising. Publish to your blog. Link up at The Gypsy Mama. Leave some comment love on another … Continue reading

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It’s a Twister!

photo © 2009 Justin Cozart | more info (via: Wylio)     Growing up, my favorite movie was The Wizard of Oz. As I got older, I watched the rather poorly done movie Twister. Of course, the best line from … Continue reading

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Living in a T.S. Eliot Poem

photo © 2008 Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin | more info (via: Wylio)   Some days, I think I live next door to J. Alfred Prufrock and Sweeney and Madame Sosostris. In the depths of a T.S. Eliot poem, I make my … Continue reading

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LEAP: One Word 2011

An update:   Blue chlorine water, white plastic diving board ten feet in the air(well, I’m not sure of the exact height. Being three years old, numerical height and what I perceive blur at times). Standing on the edge frozen, … Continue reading

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Celebrating Women: Looking To the Future

photo © 2010 Julie Jordan Scott | more info (via: Wylio)   Where do we go from here?   As women, as mothers, as daughters, as sisters… how do we move toward a better future for women? As this Women’s … Continue reading

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Waking from Slumber

      Ahh, Friday! Today, I’m joining the lovely Lisa-Jo from The Gypsy Mama blog in her 5 Minute Friday blog carnival. The rules are simple:   Write for 5 minutes only—no majoring editing! Link back to Lisa-Jo’s blog! … Continue reading

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5 Minute Fridays

    Last week, I answered the Gypsy Mama’s 5 Minute Friday prompt: When I look in the mirror, I see….   This week, Lisa-Jo, gives us another lovely, heart stirring prompt: I feel most loved when….   To participate, … Continue reading

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