by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 9, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Making order out of disorder is one of my specialties. Cleaning up the kitchen, cleaning out a drawer. Give away, throw away, keep. Sorting. Give me a mess and I can organize it. I will see through it. It doesn’t overwhelm me. Okay, sometimes for a second it...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 8, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I am a woman with no middle ground. I’m up or I’m down. Let’s talk or leave me alone. I’m on a diet or eating whatever I want. I want to read literary fiction or watch trash TV. I’m in the south or the north. I like black or all the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 7, 2015 | 1 true thing, Writing by Writers |
I loved being in a writing group for 7 years. I loved getting my MFA. I believe in writing workshops–the craft, the community, sharing your work, learning from others’ work, the discussions, the inspiration. And oh, the places you’ll go. I’m on...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 6, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m all over the place this morning. So many things to do. I sit still and take a breath. I didn’t realize I was clenching my teeth. Now I can hear the birds outside my window and the clothes tumbling in the dryer. Truth: this is my third try at a post....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 5, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Yesterday was a frustrating day in a lot of unimportant, ridiculous ways. By the end of it I was tired and my head full of the mundane, irritating details of life. But sitting here this morning, with the sun shining through the woods to my right, through a tangle of...
