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You’re On Your Own, Pal
You’re On Your Own, Pal. I love Transman and his story … and this one touched my heart in a unique way. It deserves to be Pressed. Filed under: Daily Prompt, Press This, Re-blogging Tagged: be real,...
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Surgical Fun With Hobos
Surgical Fun With Hobos. Fathead Follies rarely disappoints in the humor department. Any parent will relate (and cringe) upon reading this story. Filed under: Daily Prompt, Press This, Re-blogging...
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Striking matadors could result in a lot of bull for Spain
Striking matadors could result in a lot of bull for Spain. Ned’s humor suits me just fine and I laugh at nearly everything he writes. Funny guy. Filed under: Daily Prompt, Press This, Re-blogging...
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My Toemail post …
This is such a fun site — check them out! http://toemail.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/southwest-kansas/ Filed under: Miscellaneous, Re-blogging Tagged: be real, happy stuff, life, living, Photos
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Words that ruin pacing
Reblogged from Writers Write: Avoid these words when you write: · all at once · began to · eventually · immediately · just then · might · often ·...
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Real men are always in control — of themselves, not others
Atypical deep thoughts from my friend Ned Hickson. Imminently readable. Ned's Blog Anyone who reads my weekly newspaper column or blog posts knows I try to keep life in perspective through humor. In...
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Unreliable Or Trustworthy: What Does Your Face Say About You?
My friend Carrie Rubin nails it. The Write Transition Do you judge a human book by its cover? Assign people personality traits based on their faces? Better be careful if you do. Image credit: Microsoft...
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No pumpkin-carving experience is complete without a near-fatal knife wound
A timely post from Ned. Ray Villafane, eat your heart out. Ned's Blog Carving a jack-o-lantern used to require little more than a pumpkin, an oversized kitchen knife, and a tourniquet. It was a simple...
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30 Things to Start Doing For Yourself
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/07/30-things-start-4-absolutely-vital.htmlFiled under: Press This, Re-blogging, Wisdom Tagged: be real, brave, learning, life, living
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99 Percent Of Facebook In 99 Words
Yup, pretty much. A perceptive assessment from “List of X.” If you have spent more than a few minutes on Facebook, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of Facebook posts are actually very similar in...
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Of bubbles and bibles and Southern Baptists …
A new friend is graciously letting me share a piece he wrote — the mark of a quality person in my world, especially as there was no hesitancy and he doesn’t know me from a ton of coal. All I know...
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Remembering a writing mentor who probably never knew it…
This is wonderful. My friend Ned Hickson wrote it and I stole it to share with you. A mentor every writer should’ve been lucky enough to have. Anyone who follows my weekly Nickel’s Worth on Writing...
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Memorial Weekend…again
Went back to my 2014 remembrance post this morning, knowing that for too many people every weekend is memorial weekend. It’s a typically perfect Memorial Day morning here, like so many from my...
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Well, THIS sucks…
***Bringing back a golden oldie for new readers – yet another from the early days. We didn’t win the lottery AGAIN, which is crushing because PLANS — I was on a quest to revolutionize my wardrobe by...
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I’m okay with real…
***Reaching back three years for new readers… Summer water classes started on Tuesday so this chicky is in the swim again. It’s great exercise and a lot less dance-y than my initial plunge at another...
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A list of happy…
***Another spring flashback for new friends… Our clean quiet loft Sunlight slipping through the wooden blinds and striping the bed Half a pot of coffee staying warm until after I talk myself into A...
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Girlfriends…
Updating a piece I wrote in 2013… Girlfriends. I’ve always loved the way the word sounds, even though it carries a certain kind of angsty baggage because despite slumber parties and hanging out and...
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The Tale of the Topless Dancer, the Baby Clown, and the Cross-Country Heist …
Someone reminded me of this recently… worth a rerun. In the end it was the rain that did it. Her breath stopped short that morning as a thread unraveled in the middle of her chest and let go. Water...
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