by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 8, 2016 | 1 true thing |
I’ve been looking over the posts from the last year, and although my intention was to use a title for a post only once, it appears that I accidentally reused at least the word comfortable. Which was the subject of both #56 about life and #242 about clothes. I... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 7, 2016 | 1 true thing, memoir, memory |
During the past year, whenever I would say to Cal that I had no idea what to write about, he would always say, “You can write about how wonderful I am.” Which of course isn’t a true thing about me. Nor is it a true thing about him. Okay, okay. Truth.... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 6, 2016 | 1 true thing |
Attentiveness is something that, historically, I haven’t been very good at. But it’s something that writing is teaching me and also something that this year has prioritized. Many have attributed the quote below to Mary Oliver, but I’ve looked and... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 5, 2016 | 1 true thing |
I want to thank all of you who’ve been reading my words during this 365-day journey, and especially those of you who took the time to comment. It seems as if one of you was there whenever I needed a little boost or push. And there’s a small group of you... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 4, 2016 | 1 true thing |
Today is Kathleen’s birthday, and I kept the munchkins so she could go to a double feature. But now, after a birthday dinner, I’m too tired to look back any further than this morning. So the look back at the year will hopefully resume tomorrow. Adios. ~... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 3, 2016 | 1 true thing |
If you can believe it, we’re down to the last ten posts in this practice. And for these last days, I’m going to look back a bit at the past year–a year in which I joined my selves together–past, present, and future. Mary Gordon said it so well... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 2, 2016 | 1 true thing |
I wrote this in December a year ago. It has felt for weeks, maybe even months, that I’ve been trying to summon enough courage to jump off the high dive for the first time. I’ve made a few running starts only to back off for reasons such as I wasn’t... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 1, 2016 | 1 true thing |
Happy New Year! My theme for the year: get rid of / declutter / less is more My wish for each of you: health 9 I’m looking forward to Working on my novel in a less frenzied way Completing this practice on 1-12-16. Paul Lisicky’s memoir The Narrow Door on... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 1, 2016 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer STEVE ALMOND. Up at 5:45 am, ratcheted from sleep by... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 31, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I imagine it’s because of this practice that I feel no sense of an ending tonight but rather a sense of rolling on through. I feel really good, really comfortable with where I am. And I’m looking forward to 2016. This year, there’s no sense of not...