This is based on a piece I wrote with my writing group a while ago. It caught my eye when I found it again, and seemed right for this possibly false start of spring (sixty degrees Farenheit here in Ellensburg today...) and for week ten of Project Create (click here). People Are Always Telling Me... … Continue reading People are always telling me the craziest things.
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“I think I’m sinking down…”
We all come to a crossroads sooner or later - that place in the middle of nowhere, where we sink to our knees and wait for the devil to come offer us something for our immortal souls. Like bluesman Robert Johnson, whose talent led to the myth (?) that he sold his soul to the … Continue reading “I think I’m sinking down…”
The Village in the snow
A little something inspired by the recent snow events... and this week's Project Create entry. The Village Grocery clerks keeping stores open Utility crews restoring power Snowplow drivers clearing streets, roads, highways Mail carriers delivering our messages Neighbors pushing cars out of snow and out of trouble Friends calling to see how we are after … Continue reading The Village in the snow
Creation: It’s contagious (Project Create)
It is, as a friend of mine said, contagious. This idea of committing to doing something crazy and wonderful, like writing fifty-thousand words of a novel in thirty days, or publishing a new demo song each week for a whole year, or walking a labyrinth at least once a day, or getting a short story … Continue reading Creation: It’s contagious (Project Create)
A new place
There's something about a new place that is wonderful... and really freakin' annoying. Wonderful to set everything up from scratch, the way you want it to be. And really freakin' annoying to find out all the limitations it has - what, no recycling? Wonderful to break out of all your boring routines. And really freakin' … Continue reading A new place
Ode to a Giant Mini-Schnauzer from Mars
Our dog Charlie is now in doggy heaven. The truth is, the only thing to say about him is that he was The. Best. Dog. Ever. But I’ll say a bit more. He loved us with all his doggy heart, and those of you who have been loved by a dog know how powerful their … Continue reading Ode to a Giant Mini-Schnauzer from Mars
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Transitions. Are. Exhausting. Have you ever seen a car or truck lose its load along a highway? Seen the boxes of things that someone was trying to get from one place to another in some kind of order, now scattered down the roadside, some torn open, contents flung to the weeds and gravel? That's how … Continue reading Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Say yes
Say yes. Stay a while under a tree and talk; hold someone's hand. Listen to a friend. Accept a gift. Say yes when life issues you an invitation, and you might just get to see something like this.
Panic attack
A year ago, I was preparing to leave on an adventure - two months working in central Europe. I've been thinking about that a lot, because this month I'm preparing for another adventure - only this time I'll be traveling to a new version of myself, as a teacher and writer. Guess which journey is scarier? … Continue reading Panic attack
Vigil
The neighborhood I live in, Ballard, is the historic home of Scandinavian fishermen - and to this day it is home for most of the Norwegian ex-pats and descendants of Norwegian immigrants in the city. Tonight the Norwegian consulate and the Nordic Heritage Museum held a vigil in remembrance of the tragic events in Norway … Continue reading Vigil
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 