We fully intended to get up this morning and head off to church for the celebration of one of St. Thomas’s most loved couples: John and Vince, who have been together for 50 years and who recently married after the new ruling by the Supreme Court on gay marriage. Ray and I both wanted very…
Category: Writing as a Discipline
Students, Timers and Home
I am sitting with my first in-person (versus internet) student of the summer, George, who will be a 6th grader in the fall at Hawthorne Elementary here in Beverly Hills. George is here to work on speeding up his writing pace plus adding more details to whatever he writes. He is one of those boys…
New Course I’m Teaching: Writing as a Way to Heal
Today is the first day of a class I am teaching through Story Circle Network on writing as a means to heal. We are using the book, Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo. I have not taught this class before so this will be a…
“Calf Rope” – An Intuitive Reaction I Can Trust
Today is the day that I say “calf rope,” as we used to say in my family when my brothers or I were pinned to the floor by our opponent in a wrestling match. I assume this expression comes from the rodeo when a calf roper is done with the roping and jumps up to…
Happy 4th of July to All
We just returned from a fabulous fireworks display at Lake Texoma, which is about 20 miles from Sherman. We had ringside seats on the Austin College beach, sitting in lawn chairs right at the water’s edge and watching fireworks around the perimeter of the lake. We were there with our good friends Shann Schubert and…
Little Nuisances
I am sitting here in the dark save for the light from one small lamp and my computer screen. I am in bed with legs outstretched and my head propped up by pillows. The dogs are by my side, keeping Ray’s side of the bed occupied in his absence. He went back to LA for…
Late Night Ramblings
It is 10:58 pm and I am sitting in the staircase room of our Victorian in Sherman. Sammie, the Scotty, just ambled by, looking for a spot to settle until we head to bed, and Cordelia, the Corgie, is stretched out on the tile in the kitchen, already sound asleep. Sammie is back, not quite…
Time for the Sale…
Ray and I have spent the last 3 days at our building – a wonderful mid-century Savings and Loan – where we have lots of antiques and furniture stored. Our goal: to organize so we could begin to sell these treasures that have been accumulating for well over 3 decades. (Well, some are very old…
A Standing Ovation for the Sherman Community Players
The Sherman Community Players have done it again! Last night I saw The Drowsy Chaperone, a “musical within a comedy,” and I must say it was an A-1 production thanks to the visionary direction of Anthony Nelson, a gifted performance by Darrah Dunn in the key role of “Man in Chair,” and exceptional acting by…
Early Workdays and High Temperatures
This morning I woke up and checked the forecast for Canton, Texas, where the flea market is happening this weekend. Weatherunderground.com reported temperatures were supposed to get up to 111 degrees today in Canton. I just checked a minute ago and it said that it is 104.5 degrees at 6:38 pm, but feels like 114…
20 Minutes a Day 