Blogging, Life, Poetry, Writing

Raise Your Glass

By Rebecca T. Dickinson Raise a glass. Any glass will do. Perhaps a clear, plastic cup. That will work, too. As I was saying, raise a cup and chant with me: Thank you friends of the blog world for the nominations you've given me. It is you, the unseen face behind a far off computer… Continue reading Raise Your Glass

Blogging, Books, Cooking, Food, Life, Writing

The Write to Cook: Plate it in Words

By Rebecca T. Dickinson I learned a new verb on Kelsey's Essentials featured on the Cooking Channel: plate it. I worked for a short time in the food service industry, the only TV shows I watch are cooking shows, and I've never heard this terminology. Did a chef discover a new verb before writers? Photo courtesy… Continue reading The Write to Cook: Plate it in Words

Blogging, Books, Life, Literature, Writing

What It’s All For

Words by Rebecca T. Dickinson Early morning stirs before the first orange burst peaks above the horizon. I leave my warm bed. Work summons me to my laptop. Tired fog spots block vision. Glasses fail to help. Grab a cup of coffee, and fingers are off to the races. Writers work at different times. I try to… Continue reading What It’s All For

Blogging, Life, Uncategorized, Writing

World’s Best Dad

My Dad By My Father's Sister, Feb. 18, 1982 Who is clever? Who is smart? Whose neutrons originate from the heart? My Dad who brightens our ordinary days with whistling, quips, and piano-tingling ways? My dad who repairs many things from shattered glasses to broken wings? My Dad who remembers formulas and equations too, but… Continue reading World’s Best Dad

Blogging, Cooking, Food, Life, Uncategorized, Writing

Story of the Stove

By Rebecca T. Dickinson Powerful words come to the page when people describe food. Whether it is a restaurant reviewer, Giada, or a foodie fan; delicious language boils over through language and fingertips. Cooking is more than a skill I picked up in college. It offers the chance to break from writing and other work.… Continue reading Story of the Stove

Books, Life, Literature, Writing

Book Review: A Great and Terrible Beauty

 Courtesy of http://burnbright.com.au By Rebecca T. Dickinson "When we step through that door of light again, the garden realm is there to welcome us with its sweet smells and bright sky … I don't know how much time I shall have with my mother, and a small part of doesn't want to share that time… Continue reading Book Review: A Great and Terrible Beauty

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In Flight

Photos and Words by Rebecca T. Dickinson My husband and I often escape to the airport overlook in Charlotte. Before our son's birth, we went to forget problems. Now we go to forget the fact we are without full-time jobs. No matter how hard we work it feels we will never take off. We are… Continue reading In Flight