As I go through the process of downsizing I keep running into interesting bits and pieces of the past, like my first journal, Dear Diary. I found this plastic covered book buried under a pile of other journals. When I…
THE FISH MUST GO
The fish must go. Now that’s an ambiguous statement coming from a woman who is in the throes of a major downsizing project. Does that mean the fish are coming along with us? Or does it mean that our fish…
Deconstructing Dolly
Our decision to downsize to a smaller apartment has resulted in sifting, sorting, donating, and disposing of a variety of personal items. What I wasn’t expecting, though I shouldn’t be that surprised, is the level of emotional debris that’s getting stirred…
My Story “The Competition” is the March Story of the Month in Bartleby Snopes
If you have not all ready tuned into Bartleby Snopes Literary Magazine now is a good time to do so. My story “The Competition” is the Story of the Month for March. Here is a link to my story:…
Beginning The Move
Well, the time has come for us to prepare for our move from a three-bed room, six-room apartment with two full baths and into a one-bedroom apartment. We are downsizing, oh yeah, and big time!!! We have lived in…
MONKEYING AROUND
No matter how hard I tried today I could not settle down to business as usual and the writing that I do every day was just not going to happen. So, I did what I often do when I have…