I’m Thankful for Books

I’m Thankful for Books

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors and the most patient of teachers.” – Charles W. Eliot, American academic and 21st president of Harvard University in his 1896 book, The Happy...
Life As a Miracle: Asics

Life As a Miracle: Asics

I’m back in physical therapy. I likely qualify as a lifer because I rehab injuries as well as attempt to prevent stuff. Like knee surgery. When I enter the large open therapy room, my PT stops what he’s doing – even treating another patient –...
Election Day

Election Day

My husband and I will awaken before dawn on our national election day. Our lives will improve in a couple of ways, for better rather than worse we pray. an ENT/surgeon will remove the two amorphous growths on my parathyroid, alleviating a long-standing issue with...
Main Character or Protagonist

Main Character or Protagonist

While you, Young Writer, may think the terms ‘main character’ and ‘protagonist’ are interchangeable and functionally the same, they are not. That’s what I believed until recently. I’ll help you change your understanding with...
IWSG

IWSG

Welcome readers, writers, authors, and bloggers! We’re glad you’re here! It’s the First Wednesday of the month; when we celebrate IWSG Day in the form of a blog hop featuring members and guests of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Founded by...
A Backyard Animal Fable

A Backyard Animal Fable

No, this is not one of Aesop’s famous fables about the tortoise and the hare. My limerick tale is my creation, a fable I made up as response to another writer’s limerick titled ‘Urtle the Turtle.’ My fable’s title is ‘Sam and...