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Show, Tell, Write

Show, Tell, Write

Remember when you were in first grade, and you brought a treasure to school to share in show and tell? That was loads of fun, so why should such a great time be available only to kids? Welcome to show and tell for big people, with a twist. Join the fun at Show, Tell, Write presented by Patricia Charpentier each…

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January 2016 Writing Events

January 2016 Writing Events

Happy New Year from Writing Your Life! Let’s start the new year off with a bang…and a big bang for your buck. If you need inspiration, motivation, encouragement, and advice to start writing the stories you’ve been wanting to write, look no further. Writing Your Life has a number of events this month to help you start the new year in…

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Wednesday Writing Prompt: Me and My Pony

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Me and My Pony

Have you ever hopped a ride on one of these? This wonderful rocking horse is only one of the many items that will lead you down memory lane in the Mementos and Memories workshop on Sunday, August 18th at Wonderful Things by Kim, a fantastic collectibles shop in Longwood. Kim came across this trusty steed at an estate sale in…

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Wednesday Writing Prompt: ‘I love…’

Wednesday Writing Prompt: ‘I love…’

One of my favorite parts of reading is when something jumps off the page and strikes me as something I wish I’d written. I especially love when life story writers are able to take something that everyone experiences and make it sound special and unique. Take a look at this little prose-ish poem:    I love how she writes very simply about…

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Wednesday Writing Prompt: Spring Cleaning

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Spring Cleaning

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 Spring rolls around I always…

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Healing Arts: The Story of Survival

Healing Arts: The Story of Survival is an exhibition of works by people who participated in the Artist-In-Residence program at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando. The informative exhibition tells the story of diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship by celebrating health, healing, and the therapeutic power of art. In March 2011, MD Anderson implemented an artist in residence program to use the various…

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so today we’re going to write about that marvelous day of romance and all-around caring. In its origins, the day supposedly honored Valentinus, a martyr in Roman times who was imprisoned and executed for performing weddings for soldiers not allowed to marry and for helping the Christians. It was author Geoffrey Chaucer who associated St. Valentine’s…

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