A man walks around the center of a town. The county courthouse sits at the center. The statue of a war hero is in front. He lives in a warm place most of the year. Sunshine and 61 degree weather becomes old to him. He waits for something new to come along because he needs… Continue reading When We Write Letters Part V: After You Get Your Foot in the Door
Author: Corrie's Mom
They say teacher turn over is high right now, and many teachers will leave the profession in five years or less. I will enter my seventh year as a full-time teacher, and my 12th year in education after I'd started as a sub and teacher assistant. I was the student in the 1990s you did not want in your classroom because I was diagnosed with ADHD and did not know how to socialize with other kids. I was due to be tested for autism, but this was considered an ostracizing experience for a child then, especially a girl. I am a third generation teacher and author of seventeen creative works.
Write Big, Use Small Words: Best Love Ever
Look on your Valentine's Day Candy. What words do you read? Are they long or short? Does your candy say: Indulge My Passion or Flirtatiously Yours? Sometimes you need no words at all to say, "I love you." In June 2012, my husband, son and I moved out of our apartment after he lost his… Continue reading Write Big, Use Small Words: Best Love Ever
When We Write Letters, Part IV: A Mommy Scribbles Letter
My son next to the Catawba River in Jan. 2012 Dear Son: Some say a mother who stays at home is the best. They say she is better than all of the rest. She is blessed her husband works in a job that brings the check to support her and the little ones. … Continue reading When We Write Letters, Part IV: A Mommy Scribbles Letter
Friday Night Writes: Who is the Baby No One Wanted?
Photo taken October 2012 by R.T. Dickinson outside Bamberg, SC of my father and son. He was no one's child. He was everyone's child. Wrapped in his first blanket, the baby lay in a crib carved by the pastor. The man smiled. Eyes – the color of ashen storm clouds at dawn – stared at… Continue reading Friday Night Writes: Who is the Baby No One Wanted?
When We Write Letters, Part III: Putting Your Foot in the Door
Courtesy of http://saleshq.monster.com You want to shove open an employer's door and say, "Hey, look what I have to offer." Common sense tells us that action works like a date gone wrong; it makes the employer run the other way. Maybe you've been unemployed for a long time. Perhaps you work part-time, and like me,… Continue reading When We Write Letters, Part III: Putting Your Foot in the Door
When We Look
Beyond the leafless trees, you might recall … the path to the mountain top. You know somewhere in your mind the map remains. You'll remember the way and the stories. Photos and Words by Rebecca T. Dickinson Related articles Courage to Face the Ocean (seasonofcorrie.wordpress.com)
When We Write Letters, Part II: Cover Letters to Magazines
Courtesy of http://ja-nae.net/blog/the-power-of-letter-writing/how-to-write-a-letter. I read today story collections are almost extinct. Few people read stories. An agent would be a fool to represent it. I am one of the only writers at a writing group that puts some focus into story composition; not just a novel. Yet, many literary magazines, ezines and blogs fight to… Continue reading When We Write Letters, Part II: Cover Letters to Magazines
Friday Night Simple Samples: Elliot McSwean, Finding Cinderella
If Mom put as much thought into my birthday parties as she did for my three sisters, kids at school might pick me third or perhaps second when we played basketball. My two older sisters and I believed Mom treasured Jillian the most since Dad’s first words after her birth were, “Alright, that’s it.” The… Continue reading Friday Night Simple Samples: Elliot McSwean, Finding Cinderella
When We Wrote Letters
Courtesy of http://christianschoolstoday.com We forget history inspires. We forget it lends something to writing, but history also asks something of us. History asks us to dig. It might require you to search through old papers or your memories. I remembered a time when letters were still important, and then I recall they are still important. We write letters in:… Continue reading When We Wrote Letters
Courage to Face the Ocean
Journalists require the who, what, when, where and how. Writers need inspiration. Inspiration does not need to be place and time, but a photograph, portrait or a beautiful memory painted in the mind. Writers will work with it. Sometimes the task seems too big and rejections too many. We do not realize all we need… Continue reading Courage to Face the Ocean
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