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Narrative Arc
Narrative Arc is not like Noah’s Ark, though its Biblical tale has a full narrative arc, if there ever was one. Such a ginormous boat might come in handy as El Nino rains its rains.
It’s All Good
I am PJ Colando and this is my daily appointment to write.
Noise
Cars honking, toddlers wailing, buffalo stampeding… what doe these have in common: noise!
Giving
Tis the season of giving, sparked by Giving Tuesday on December 1. I hope you gave your heart out that day along with lots of dough in your wallet. If you didn’t replace the jingle of personally pocketed coins with Santa’s spirited jingle bells as you wrote checks on that day, do so now while you listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwZjz_WEpaM
I just went over to bake Christmas cookies…
I just went over to communally bake, but then…
Living Life as a Miracle: Broken
Dang! The ancient stretch cord holding the beads and bangles of a Christmas bracelet broke and all of the baubles came tumbling down. Just as we headed out to church service on Sunday.
Alzheimer’s App?
There’s an app for that.” It’s become as ubiquitous as “Can you hear me now? or “Ask Siri.”
Reformed
There’s little worse than being cornered into conversing with a reformed ______. Insert your own term from this list, please: alcoholic, sinner, fatty, cigarette smoker, slut… being placed in Harangue Hell.
No salad course, of course
The provocative phrase above, written on a cocktail napkin of vibrant blue hue, drew a laugh and my quick purchase at a local shop. It’s evoked many a laugh since as we shared among guests in our house. Suddenly it reared as a dare in my mind, a challenge to write a salad story starter. Here goes:
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