Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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Blame the Romans — specifically Christian Emperor Constantine (321 common era) — for enshrining in civil law the concept of Sunday as a day of rest. Many faith traditions do this though not all have a weekly practice. I decided to take a day off from all of my computer devices, a day of no-laptop,…
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Creative, I mean. Even if you think you aren’t. I love this book of poetry prompts by poet Joseph Fasano. In my book club, (OK, truthfully, my mother and two sisters meeting weekly on Zoom; we talk books to maintain fresh discussion points), we enjoy using the prompts in Fasano’s book to write. His prompts…
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Please take a moment to read this story (linked below), published today in the Yachats News. Especially, read it if you visit beaches anywhere from from Northern California to southern Washington state. Sneaker waves are nothing like I thought they were, and much more dangerous than I understood. I’m so glad I got to write…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 