I saw hard love work on my Dad after he got his heart fixed. No smoking for the old chimney. The doc said it, the family said it, the friends said it. You’d say it too.
RIPPLE EFFECT OUT OF NOWHERE
April 12, 2024 by
You’ve seen the ripple effect if you’ve ever tossed a stone into calm water. The rock goes “PlooP’ and sends little waves across the water’s surface. Small waves for us are huge to the little creatures on the shoreline. What happens when we are the small creatures?
DEDICATION, DEVOTION, WRITING A BLANK SCREEN ALIVE
April 4, 2024 by
BoomerPdx spam is very encouraging with kudos for dedication, devotion, and persistence. Persistence, not pestilence. For the most part I work to promote persistence in whatever field you find yourself in. You didn’t get there by accident. It may have started from an accident, or happenstance, but once you settle in, keep going.
ADRENALINE DUMP? EMT SAYS, “IT’S A REAL THING”
March 9, 2024 by
I’ve never heard of an adrenaline dump in this context: After an emergency situation you feel a need GO. An urgent need, but it’s during an emergency. If you’re wondering, ‘But Blogger D, what’s the big emergency?’ I’ll paint the picture:
BLOGGER’S ROLE? IT DEPENDS ON . . . ?
March 5, 2024 by
The blogger’s role depends on context. And money. If someone offered you $25,000 per post, and they give suggestions? Come on, you’d listen, I’d listen. Who wouldn’t listen? But who would start writing?
CHEMO STORY FROM THE MEMOIR WIP
February 22, 2024 by
One chemo story is not much different than another: Cancer diagnosis, testing, further testing, test some more, then sign up for the juice. Not much different until it’s you, and it’s your story. So why not write it? Here’s what it looks like:
PRIORITY LIST: WHERE TO START?
February 13, 2024 by
Priority list? Maybe you call it something else. What if it’s a list someone makes for you? From wife: Honey Do. At work: To Do. Your friends: How do you do? But this is your list. What happens if urgency doesn’t feel like a priority?
STORY BUILDING FROM THE BOTTOM UP
February 9, 2024 by
Story building is something you learn through trial and error? Or learn from graduate programs and writing conferences? Or reading? Lots of Reading? Don’t be shocked to think it’s all of that and more. But, where to start? Why not the beginning?
POWER TOOTH FILLS THE GAP
February 8, 2024 by
The power tooth, as defined on this blog, is more than a tooth. It is all your teeth, a lifetime of teeth. Is that powerful enough for you to keep up with them? More importantly, powerful enough for me, the tooth blogger?
BEST DEAL FOR BETTER DAYS? READ ALL ABOUT IT
February 4, 2024 by
The best deal for you? You’re looking for clues to a better life on a blog? When has a writer ever served that up? The clue lies in reading.
