Category Archives: writing

38 Unexpected Ways To Revel In Snail Mail

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

You think snail mail is dull? Liven up your snail mail experience. Mail something unwrapped like a shovel. Make your own envelopes and seal them with homemade flavored glue. Write an un-thank you note. Correspond with a toddler. Get ahead at work using good old fashioned snail mail. Find out how one man mailed himself to freedom. Continue reading →

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Talking During Recess

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

If those babies hadn’t died, my parents would never have had my sister or brother or me. Their deaths felt like a burden and a gift. Continue reading →

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Life Lists

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Life Lists. They can be meaningful, funny, even tasty. Continue reading →

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Love Religion

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Finding common ground in beautiful expressions of faith, across all religious traditions. Continue reading →

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Geeky Year

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

If you define a geek as tech informed and sci fi savvy, I’m no geek. But define geek as “a person so immersed in an interest that he or she is out of the mainstream,” and I’m in. According to … Continue reading →

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Save Moments In A Memory Jar

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Start a new memory tradition with a Memory Jar, Memory Chest, or Memory Log Book. Continue reading →

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Non-Stylish Woman Wears Blog

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Paying it blog-forward. Continue reading →

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Naked With My Editor

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Not your usual naked freelance story. Continue reading →

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Poetry Diet

Posted on November 13, 2010 by

On the possibility of living by poetry. Continue reading →

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Anyone Hear A Horn Tooting?

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

This handbook on educating the whole child provides a wealth of ideas and resources that help to preserve curiosity, awe and intellectual vigor as lifelong attributes. Continue reading →

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