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They came, they learned, they wrote…

SpotlightSeptember 10, 2012310Views 0Likes 0Comments

Thirteen members participated in the Write Your Life Story – The Basics workshop on Saturday, September 8th. Click here to see photographs of the event. We began the day with a writing exercise everyone used to introduce themselves and talk more about what motivates them to put words to paper. Some said they write in hopes…

Smithsonian Institution Journey Stories Exhibit

SpotlightSeptember 10, 2012354Views 0Likes 0Comments

At the Amelia Island Genealogical Society a few weeks back, a woman mentioned the Smithsonian Institution’s Journey Stories exhibit traveling the United States. I looked into it and found that Florida was one of the tour’s early stops. The Gateway Center for the Arts in DeBary, Florida, is currently hosting the exhibit through October 13th. This…

The power of story

Love to WriteSeptember 3, 2012373Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m a crier. Anyone who has been around me for a bit knows that. When something touches my heart, my eyes fill with tears, and I start looking for a tissue. All of my students are well acquainted with this trait of mine, and two of them, Sue and June, even bought me a large…

A Sense of Place

Love to WriteAugust 27, 2012366Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last week Bob and I spent a few days at the beach in conjunction with a talk I gave to members of the Amelia Island Genealogical Society. (To view photos of this event, click here.) We relaxed and spent time with our good friend Liam, and by slowing down and experiencing a new place, I…

Free Writing the Waves cruise presentation

CruiseAugust 26, 2012296Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Thursday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m., come learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Writing the Waves cruise. The travel agent organizing our trip on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas will be on hand to tell us about the ship, its ports of call, travel arrangements and so forth, and I'll…

Ship inspection of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas

CruiseAugust 26, 2012452Views 0Likes 0Comments

Set aside Sunday, October 21st for an excursion to inspect Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas at Port Canaveral. A motor coach will pick us up in Orlando and drive us to the ship where a Royal Caribbean representative will meet us and give us a tour of this wonderful vessel. Next, we'll enjoy a…

Cruise Ship Cabins

CruiseAugust 20, 2012481Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cruise ship cabins ain’t what they used to be It’s been twenty-five years since I’ve been on a cruise, and times have certainly changed. Back then, I paid extra for a cabin with a porthole and got an eight to twelve-inch glass window so thick I couldn’t see anything out of it. The many options for cabins now…

Writing the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat

Love to WriteAugust 13, 20122KViews 0Likes 0Comments

This morning as I sit to write this article, I’m aggravated, frustrated, annoyed. For our purposes here, the cause doesn’t matter, and I’ll get over it soon. The situation has a solution, and it will work itself out, but in the meantime, my insides are churned up. Emotions of all types—ones…

Full speed ahead

Cruise, CruisersAugust 13, 2012441Views 0Likes 0Comments

Preparation for the Writing the Waves cruise in May 2013 is traveling full speed ahead with people reserving their spots at the writing table and selecting from the best cabins available. Don’t miss the boat. (Sorry about all the nautical puns. I couldn’t help myself.) If you’d like to know more about the cruise and…

The Rosary

SpotlightAugust 6, 2012411Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last week in South Louisiana, I had a pleasant surprise when Mary Prudhomme came by to visit. Mary has been my parents’ next door neighbor for years. She and her husband Blue raised their two daughters, Chris and Sue, in the house down the street from our home. Once I moved to Florida, I didn’t see…

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They came, they learned, they wrote…

Smithsonian Institution Journey Stories Exhibit

The power of story

A Sense of Place

Free Writing the Waves cruise presentation

Ship inspection of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas

Cruise Ship Cabins

Writing the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat

Full speed ahead

The Rosary

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