by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 28, 2015 | 1 true thing |
The main way I manage stress and a way I take care of myself. I had one today. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 28, 2015 | about the current writer, craft of writing, essays, stories, Writing by Writers |
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 27, 2015 | 1 true thing, my writing |
Is the title of one of the novels I’ve written. Could be the title of all four. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 26, 2015 | 1 true thing |
A friend texted me today to ask if I had gone back in time on my posts. If anyone doubted how crazy Christmas was around here, take a quick glance at the numbering of the last 6 posts. And hot. Did I mention how hot it’s been? *update 12/30/15: all post numbers...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 25, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I had a wonderful Christmas day. I really did. I hope you all did too. Merry Christmas from Atlanta, And to all a goodnight. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 24, 2015 | 1 true thing |
This is the dining room in the house where I grew up in Atlanta. You can see the breakfast room where we usually ate through the door there. Left to right: Pop (my father’s father), my sister Suzanne, my sister Jenny, mom, dad, my grandmother Lilli, me, my...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 23, 2015 | 1 true thing |
We’ll be having 20 for dinner tomorrow night, but that’s only 6 more than are here right now. And today I got my 10,000 steps without one second of exercise or even a walk. And except for one package that will hopefully arrive tomorrow, the gift portion of...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 22, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I came downstairs tonight after wrapping gifts for three hours, my daughter suggested I get a better attitude about Christmas. “One day you’ll be gone, and we’ll say remember when Mom hated Christmas.” For the record, I don’t hate...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 21, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I don’t have to be one way or the other. I can like comfortable clothes and no makeup but every once in a while want to dress up. I can change my mind. I can make a mistake. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 20, 2015 | 1 true thing, Columbus GA |
Starting in 1995 and ending in 2008, with the exception of 2006, once a year, a friend and I hiked the Pine Mountain Trail–all 23 miles in one day. The trail is located about thirty miles from Columbus. We would get up in the dark, drop a car at the end (with...
