Creative Copy Challenge With Training Wheels

What the heck is Creative Copy Challenge with training wheels? For me, it’s those challenges where you have to pull out the dictionary to figure out what the heck the words mean. The first challenge (#483) had an Easter flavor. Okay, got it. But the most current...

Creative Copy Blooming Again

Like the tulips struggling to bloom, my creative writing chops visit a favorite spot – Creative Copy Challenge. I have been missing from the writing prompt site since last winter. That is much too long for another word challenge. Below is my submission. The challenge...

The Survival Instinct

We all have it. The survival instinct. Although for some it may be silenced. Is there a breaking point? When does life or loss become too much? Survival Mode The year was 2007. A decade ago. Long ago, yet not. January arrived in the worst possible way. My...

Lucky #13 3-Day Walk Hits Big

Lucky #13 did not disappoint. My Pink Tahoe Ladies teammates and I participated in another 3-Day Walk for the Cure. We were back in my beloved San Diego, walking 60 miles in 3 days, the weekend before Thanksgiving. This was the 13th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen...

Memory Scarf and Counter-Irritants

A wonderful tradition of the 3-Day Walk for the Cure is wearing the names of survivors and those we lost. Each year, I create a list with “In Memory Of” and “In Honor Of.” Some are names I added myself Most are names shared by my supporters...