September 2013
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Daily Prompt: Non-Sequitur
This Daily Prompt was a tough one. The prompt is to use this sentence in the final paragraph of a post: “He tried to hit me with a forklift!” You can see the Prompt and the other responses here. This is my attempt (it’s fictional–mostly- bahahaha). In all honesty, the real reason we finished the… Continue reading
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Wedding Memories
Today, the Daily Post published a post titled, “One Topic, Three Takes: Weddings.” The post offered suggestions for bloggers to find new ways to post on old topics. Ben, of the Daily Post, used weddings as an example. Despite the frequency of wedding posts, Ben illustrated how the topic could be refreshed by highlighting authors who offered new style,… Continue reading
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Mama’s Sauce- Weekly Writing Challenge: Backward
I parked the car and opened the driver’s side door. The pot next to me on the passenger seat was still hot as I grabbed it and hoisted it over the steering wheel, careful not to spill its contents. Since my hands were full with the pot, I used my foot to kick the door… Continue reading
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Rejected but Okay
I previously shared that Angela and I teamed up and co-wrote and submitted a screenplay to a screenplay writing competition associated with a major film festival. Well, today we got our rejection letter. It was very nice and polite–thanking and commending us and explaining that over 8,000 screenplays were submitted and the decision was difficult,… Continue reading
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Weekend Chatter
Happy Sunday Everyone! I type this post while watching the second quarter of the Cowboys-Giants game (DVR’ing Breaking Bad– decisions, decisions). I love watching a good football game, especially when it’s not a Jets game. My poor husband, a lifelong Jets fan, suffers season after season watching the Jets. Sometimes there’s cursing and yelling involved.… Continue reading
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The Teachers who got the Last Laugh
Fun stuff from Shaun! Back to school humor 🙂 Continue reading
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Things That Make You Go Hmmm . . . . Trenton Style, Part II
Hi Everyone! I’ve been off of work since last Thursday and it just dawned on me that I haven’t posted yet this week. We’ve been dealing with back-to-school for all three of my boys (my husband is a teacher), who of course are in three different school districts and have three different schedules. That I… Continue reading
Waiting on a Word 