Tag Archives: Writing for Sanity

Writer’s Block

Spring is here, and with it comes my usual restless desire for “new”, “different”, and “change”. Once that meant running away from the house and my grandmother to play in the woods, where I built tree houses, swung on grapevines and … Continue reading

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Poetry: Horns of Dilemma

This is confusing. Who knew? One could be so lost With tons to do. All sense has flown This wordy scene… ….You know what I mean, Jelly Bean…. Except I don’t. It is scrambled, will not jell A wordy disenthropic … Continue reading

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Writing: Refreshing Value of Vacation

Thanksgiving week, and I am tired. This time of year, my thinking slithers down into some dark place. As the days grow shorter, so does my temper. That proverbial glass tends to be half-empty more often than it is half-full. … Continue reading

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Flotsam

Change, according to many philosophers and creeds, is the only constant, the one thing we can absolutely count upon to happen. Sometimes the changes are good, other times they erode, irritate, anger and cause pain. We are both the changed and the … Continue reading

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