Here's the Thing

* Today's post was supposed to be to write about your day, but it seemed like low-hanging fruit. I went a different direction. On...

Though my great grandpa wasn't a very successful farmer, he was quite the hunter. He was usually able to bring home enough meat from...

Today's task: Persuade me This Christmas, I stayed in a condo that overlooked Colorado's Copper Mountain ski resort. From our window, we...

* Today's task is to write about writing. Before I started school, one of my favorite past times was dictating letters and stories to my...

I'm skipping the task, which is to teach something. Here's a letter to Massachusetts instead: Dear Massachusetts: Good evening. You and I...

* Today's assignment was to make a list. 1. Abilene High School, AP English with Mrs. Ireton. I took my planner to her while she was...

Day 7--Tell someone else’s story—This story is told from my mom’s perspective about the teaching job she took when I was in third grade...

In yesterday's task Jeff Goins, the creator of "My 500 Words" suggests that writers wake up early to write their 500 words. In my heart,...

I was exchanging text messages with a dear friend of mine, discussing the changes in my life this year. I have moved from Colorado to...

At the end of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout stands on Boo's porch and looks all around the neighborhood. She can finally see everything...