Category: Flights of Imagination
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Christmas Came Early.
Christmas came early for me this year. It is always a thrill when I receive an email from the editors at Chicken Soup for the Soul that states an essay I’ve written and submitted will be included in a new book. My essay, called Community Spirit, is very special as it involves my son, Nick Baker.…
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Chocolate Comfort
As I pushed my cart through Trader Joe’s, I nursed my perceived wounds. Earlier in the day I attended a writer’s workshop, an opportunity to see if my novel in progress proved marketable. All twenty four attendees, myself included, met the month prior with speakers who shared with all of us the work that lay…
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Like! Share!
Hope for Hallmark® a Sabbatical from Likes… It’s can’t be that difficult to actually write, with pen and paper a proper letter, or at least a note… of thanks. The greeting card industry has survived for the last century, on sales of not only the printed version of birthday greetings, but cards to celebrate other…
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Puzzled!
“We’re Puzzled!” was the title of the recent letter we received. I have to say that so were Hubby and I a bit confounded by the letter we received!”Hubby is still a member of the Alumni or at least if his membership has lapsed.. no one told the Magazine department which sends out the Alumni Association…
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The icing on the cake was much thicker when I was a child.
I was about four years old. There was a beautifully decorated birthday cake sitting on the counter at my Aunt’s home. I was supposed to be down for a nap, with my cousins, to rest up before the party. I was so excited in anticipation of the upcoming party I didn’t fall asleep at all.…
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Frost Filled with Opportunity
Frost whitewashing the cars created a fresh pallet for an imaginative artist to create some whimsical creatures. Thanks to Bristol AfterDark, www.afterdark.co, for posting this picture and providing inspiration! This photo plays into a “theme” from a recent writers gathering. Topic starter phrase for our timed writing exercise was: FROST WHITEWASHING THE CARS…. Frost…
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Vivid imagination…my entertainment!
As I rounded the corner I saw an ominous sign- a black dress on a hanger in the back window of an unfamiliar vehicle. I looked up to the deck at the back of the house; a fluffy down comforter was hanging over the railing. This was an odd time of year, I thought, to…