So that was a thing, eh? Lots of us with big feelings about how to respond to the media, sports, entertainment and our kids. Thank you for taking me and my hot head and processing together. I’m still processing. Probably will be for a while. Yesterday afternoon when Zoe woke up from her nap she was super crabby and disoriented so I sat with her on my lap for a long time just thinking about you all. Thinking about the keep reading…
Dear Jackson and Micah, Sons, you’re both fast asleep in the bunk bed next door and I’m sitting here wrapped in the blue and gold Michigan blanket that Micah got in Traverse City this year. It’s early and even Wolfie isn’t awake yet. I need to tell you something that’s a little bit grown up but when I see you both with your long arms and legs and strong hearts, I know you’re ready. You’re ready to learn some of keep reading…
It’s Sunday morning and we should be in church. Instead we’re the first ones at the pool and I’m watching Micah swim without flippers for the first time. He’s all awkward energy surfacing each time to yell across at me,”did you see, mom? Did you?” He gulps as much water as a small whale wearing red swim shorts and an orange swim shirt might. Over and over her clambers out, jogs up to the side near the steps and cannonballs keep reading…
Fridays are for writing for five minutes. Only five minutes. Stream-of-consciousness style. Like you did when you were in 9th grade. Write and see what comes out. There’s no right or wrong. Got 5 minutes? Come and spend them writing <—click to tweet this! 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you keep reading…
Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So we take five minutes on Friday and write like we used to run when we were kids. On Fridays we write with gusto, unselfconscious and flat out. What can you write in five minutes flat? {—> click to tweet}. 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – keep reading…
Kara @My interrobang
Must read: “I don’t know where to begin. What notes to hit or what melody to master. What lyrics to write. My mind drifts to the familiar scene, you in the driver’s seat, me holding a soccer ball in my lap anxious for the destination. Your car smells like
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