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Helping or Judging?
Have you ever come across the Chinese proverb about the palest ink being better than the best memory? The moment I heard it, I knew it was true, and I’ve have been jotting down observations, overheard conversations, and highlights from … Continue reading
A Matter of Perspective
Some people squawked about it. Isn’t that always the way? No matter how good the program is, there are always some folks who complain and whine about having to attend. Once there, sometimes they pipe down when they realize the … Continue reading
Posted in gender issues, psychology, racism, societal change, Uncategorized
Tagged gender equality, nonficiton, perspective, racism, social change
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Change or Die
Based on the prompting of Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Simple Abundance and the gratitude journal that accompanies it, I began a journal of my own about twenty years ago. Like Sarah (my friend June and I came to think of her … Continue reading
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Cholla or Magnolia?
About fifteen years ago, we had dinner guests whom I’d never seen before and will likely never see again. I remember them by something they discussed, a topic I’d never considered that much—the trees in the Palmetto State: their variety, … Continue reading
Posted in enviironment, Nature, nonficion, Uncategorized, writers
Tagged environment, Landscape, nature writers, nonfiction, Terry Tempest Williams
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Twenty-three Books?
When I went to work at Central Carolina in 2002, I overheard a short conversation I’ve never forgotten. It was during that welcome back/orientation/registration period when faculty were freer to talk and exchange ideas. “So what’d you do this summer?” … Continue reading
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Stuck on a Story
“Maybe it’s. time for you to write some poetry,” my writer friend said. “Yeah, right,” I said, knowing full well that I have a snowball’s chance in you know where of writing a decent poem. She went on to say … Continue reading
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Addy’s Granddaughter
Good readers make good writers. At least that’s what I keep telling myself when I fail to work on a story or submit something I’ve already written. In my critique group, sometimes we talk about workshopping a piece to death, … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, families, family history, nonfiction, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, Georgia Hunte, historical fiction, reading
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Aim for Paradise
Since this is a blog devoted to reading and writing and since I’ve done more of the former than the latter lately, I’m sharing a little about a book that I found engaging, informative, and aware (or more aware). By … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, inspiration, nonficion, personal growth, psychology, reading, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Jordan Peterson, nonfiction, psychology, Rules for Life
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Attitude Adjustment
Ever had something come along at just the right time, something that made you wake up and see truth? A moment when you felt woke? One day last week two incidents occurred within such a short period of time that … Continue reading
