Jennifer and Brian Berry moved a year ago from Winter Park to Atlanta, where Brian grew up, so this will be a great way to reconnect with their close friends from Florida.
This is Jennifer and Brian's first cruise together, and Brian's first cruise ever. Jennifer is looking forward to plenty of snorkeling and side excursions,…
A brief prompt for a beautiful Spring day:
You might not realize it, but the things you carry with you every day have a story to tell. Take an inventory of the items in your purse or wallet. What do the items inside say about you?
Pinterest is absolutely fascinating. I'm just getting started with it (you can visit my boards there), slowly discovering and saving little bits and pieces. If, like me, you’re interested in crafting life stories (and exploring others’ memoirs) Pinterest emerges as an incredible tool – a way to visually map out your life, your preferences, and put…
Last week we wrote about the virtues of Spring cleaning, and this week we're going write about Spring, too. Easter and Passover are this week, and even if you don't celebrate the religious holidays, you likely still benefited from Spring Break when you were young -- that much-needed break from school that couldn't come too…
Today marks the first day of Spring. For many of us, that means it's an opportunity to start fresh, to throw open the windows and allow nature to clear out the cobwebs. Because I live in Florida, I’m fortunate to have my windows open most of the winter. Nevertheless, as a symbolic gesture, every time…
All the little voices that keep us up at night never have anything nice to say. They're always going on about how we could have done something differently, how (with 20-20 hindsight) we ought to have behaved better, how our little unkindnesses and mistakes will manifest trouble for us in the future. It's monotonous and…
Carole and Cory came close to continuing to cultivate relationships in the cozy land-locked state of Vermont, but are instead coming to cruise the Caribbean with us. This well be Cory's first cruise, and Carole is hoping it will not be his last. Carole and Cory are both lovers of the arts and although Carole…
We’ve all had interests that turned into hobbies that turned into passions that may have even turned into obsessions. For today’s writing exercise, make a list of things you’ve really been “into.” This list may contain anything—projects, crafts, hobbies, sports, exercise, etc. The things we are most passionate about tend to contain a great many…
This is a workshop that helps writers come up with topics they might not have otherwise thought to write about. You'll be given a variety of prompts, with five to fifteen minutes of time to write about a memory related to the prompt. The class aims to tap in to your ability to write without thinking…