Category Archives: Not the Grocery List

The Warm Blanket

Posted on December 30, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

The last week of December is a warm blanket. It is soft and dark and I hold it close. My cold fingers pull the edge to my chin. The stars come early and leave late. The sun is only a … Continue reading →

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The Harrowing Drive Home From the Grocery Store

Posted on September 20, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

The four mile drive from the grocery store this afternoon was harrowing. Being the sometimes too polite in a crowd person I was hurrying to return my cart to the cart stand, return to the car, and get out of … Continue reading →

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The Coven Circle of Revising

Posted on July 6, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

  I’m all for mind magic, imagination, flights of fantasy, intelligent alter egos, and inviting muses, guardian angels, and ghosts. I’ll take my help from a gifted teacher, luck, a chance remark by a waitress, or a homeless person with … Continue reading →

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Oprah De-Clutters, I Caretake

Posted on June 16, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Oprah has raised millions of dollars for charity and had thousands of articles created in her honor as she de-clutters her life and possessions. All very laudable. I can understand wanting to breathe free of all those things. She’s gotten … Continue reading →

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