March 18, 2010

Quotable Quotes

“Sometimes it is necessary to re-teach a thing it’s loveliness…”
~ Galway Kinnell

How do birds learn to fly?
The fall; and falling they are given wings
~ Rumi

March 15, 2010

And The Winner Is…

OH MY GOD! 
I WON!
My very short story “The Hunter” won in Nadine Laman’s first ever writing contest http://nadinelaman.blogspot.com/2010/03/untitled.html
I won in the Unpublished category.
Holy Smokes Batfans…
I WON!
Nadine:  Thank you so much for sponsoring this contest and lining up the judges.  I can’t wait to comment on your blog post as soon as I get home! 
(Oh My [...]

March 15, 2010

My First Artist’s Date

Once upon a time, I wanted to be an astronaut.  To go where no one has gone before. Instead, I found myself writing about rockets, ICBM’s, and “America’s Reaction To Sputnik” for my senior thesis as a History major.
Saturday, I took myself to the Planetarium in Concord, NH. Richard, Junior and my nephew Jacob came, [...]

March 11, 2010

What I Do To Others, I Do To Myself

“As I remember my spiritual heritage and stand within its power, I think, act, and then experience all of life differently. I’m about to judge someone and then I remember their eternal innocence. I’m about to share an unkind story I heard about someone, and then I remember, “what I do to others I do [...]

March 8, 2010

Your Moment of Bliss

Wriggling toes in the sand
Sunning shoulders in the sun
Watching sunsets on the beach
Making memories on vacation

Sanibel Island by Peggy Nolan © 2008
 
 
It’s that time of year again…when I go on my winter thaw…where skies are bright…the sun is warm…sea shells are on the beach…and my pasty white New England tan browns under the Florida sun…we have [...]