Giveaway is closed! And #20 — Dora — is the winner! I’ll email you Dora! The other day on Facebook, Julie asked what we thought about the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, if we’d seen the movie and how the two compare. I loved Extremely Loud, the book, a quirky and touching adventure…Continue Reading
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I can’t pinpoint when it happened, this slow eke of confidence. I turn to my husband and say, “But I want to be extraordinary!” and he tells me I’m enough and I don’t believe him. There are words that shine and some that glower, and punch and twinkle and illuminate and waltz and…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #185: Belief
I believe: 1. You can tell a lot about a person based on how they treat people who can’t do anything for him or her. 2. Writing is fumbling around a dark room searching for the light switch. 3. Imagination is more valuable than reason. 4. Comparing yourself to others saps your focus and…Continue Reading
Nothing To Fear, But Fear Itself: A Guest Post
Oh boy, I’ve been busy. I know you all have too, so I’ll just quiet down now and stop the whining. Meanwhile, please welcome my guest poster, Trish, who’s come to my rescue with some content to fill this tumbleweedy place. Trish and I have read each other’s blogs for a few years now and…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #184: Way Back When
Dull lights twinkled in the grey distance, illuminating the jagged skyline. I watched it blur by as I sped along Route 55 in my white Hyundai, heading home late from my bank job in Southside Chicago. It was 10PM and my roommates waited for me at our apartment. We were 25, and it was never…Continue Reading
Find and Remind, Part Two: Now With Book Suggestions!
Last month I wrote about Find and Remind, a “planner” site for which I’m a “mombassador.” As you may or may not recall, I admitted in that post that I’m a dope. With no brain cells for remembering stuff, and generally a forgetful dip. I referenced my friend Lori, who is my hard…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #183: Chicago, Etc.
Today I’m doing something a little unorthodox with PROMPTuesday: I’m sending you somewhere else. This prompt comes from the Write Practice, and asks that you write inspired by the word, “Chicago.” I left my submission there. I’d love to read what you write, too. You can say I sent you. Or not. You…Continue Reading
My Prime: And Don’t Let Life Pass You By
The Rock and I recently joined our good friends for a casual dinner, ordered a hefty order of pub food, and settled in for some easy conversation and laughs. I expected silly talk mostly, because a long week just passed behind us and we all seemed prepared to empty our minds of the drivel…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #182: Get it Out
What’s the one thing you’ve alway wanted to tell someone but never have? Maybe it’s a profession of love or a confession of guilt. Perhaps it’s something you need to get off your chest. Or words you’ve practiced in front of a mirror that you never delivered to the person for whom they were…Continue Reading
I’m No Spokesperson
{I think it’s time to post this again.} {And P.S. There’s some funny happening over at SurferWife’s this weekend you might want to check.} My husband is a tile and stone contractor whose work is so famously awesome he’s had amazing jobs for 20 years strictly by word of mouth. I mean, he’s good.…Continue Reading
Today at Bare Your Soul, Inc…
I want you to know that I’m super conflicted about posting this here. However, in the end, I try to practice what I preach. I’ve repeatedly written that I’m one of those people who will tell you everything if you ask. I aim to be honest and real and open. Even if the…Continue Reading
Best Of…
Why not? Have you ever written a “best of” recap for your favorite posts? I think you should. I’m going to do it. Because I’m so good at self promotion (see below). Several of these have appeared in other forums, because I only write a few passable things a year and just keep…Continue Reading
