So I’m humble, grateful, and dancing my little arse off! — Yes, indeedy, Sweetie! I did it! Not by myself. I had a lot of help from my friends. But still! My new book went live on Amazon Sunday, August first, selling 96 copies! Ninja Writers Guide to Character Development: Creative Blogging got its start right here on Humor! Authenticity! Magic…

They’ve got a lot to say — Boy are we blessed here at Middle-Pause. Not only was Debbie and Middle-Pause one of only thirty pubs invited to participate in this Beta phase of Medium’s new boosting program, but we’ve been blessed with a plethora of great stories. On a variety of topics. From etiquette suggestions, to making…

Exploring my sense of home via location, activity, metaphor, and spirit — I’ve often been asked where’s home? Or where am I from? How do I answer that? My mom’s from Cleveland. My dad’s from South Bend, Indiana by way of Chicago. But where am I from? I grew up a military brat in the U.S. Air Force. LINK. A mixed blessing…

A physical place? A city or town? Something more metaphorical? Or both? — What brought this question up? On my way home from church, I listen to a program on NPR called City Arts and Lectures. As luck would have it, today’s guest was one of my favorite authors, Abraham Verghese. He’s a doctor and a writer. He lives locally and works at…

As a writer, I’m earning the right to be a professional liar — Did lying grab your attention? I write fiction, so I’m allowed to lie. When I make up stories. I also rely on my own truths when creating characters. They do what I did, or wanted to do. They feel what I felt or wanted to. …

Onto what I sure as heck don’t know. Life itself? Crow’s Feet Prompt #33 — 69 is an interesting number. Because of its yin/yang shape it’s deeply spiritual. And for that very same reason, it symbolizes a mutual sexual pleasure often referred to as ‘going down.’ My cousin graduated in 1969 when I was just a sophomore. …

And changing my mind about my strength and flexibility — Back in April, I signed up for a Words to Life puppetry class at Stagebridge. When consummate acting teacher, Jeff Lee and visual artist, Jessica Stanton teamed up to empower a bunch of us seniors to create our own characters out of paper mache and bring them to life, I…

There was blood in my urine but it wasn’t a UTI — urinary tract infection — When I saw the pinkish red in the toilet I assumed it was vaginal. But when I wiped myself, the paper was clear. Unlike vaginal bleeding. Must be from my urethra. Did I have a UTI? Hope, hope. Because if so, I could take an antibiotic to clear it up. I called the advise nurse…

So have a personal story or example in your blog post — Medium is an informal publication. That’s while you’ll see me change most of your I am’s to I’m’s, etc. The emphasis is on learning life lessons or wisdom through personal experience. I like to start my posts with a personal story. My health posts begin with how I’m dealing with…