by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 23, 2015 | 1 true thing |
The more this practice goes on, the more I understand that being myself means being in the moment. It means more saying what I think and less deferring until I have time to evaluate. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 22, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Some days all sorts of things pop up that I could write as the truth for the day. When I was earlier in, I would try to jot down a word or two to remind me of whatever it was. That didn’t last long. Now I let the truths flit by, circle round, and float just out...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 22, 2015 | about the current writer, How We Spend Our Days, memoir, novels, stories, truth |
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 | Jun 21, 2015 | 1 true thing |
On Sunday afternoons when I was in high school, I used to go down to our basement to watch golf while I did my homework. I still enjoy watching golf on Sunday afternoons ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 20, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I went to an adorable baby shower today for my daughter-in-law–Where The Wild Things Are quotes and characters. And here’s what I have to say–I cannot stand to dress up. I don’t feel like myself in anything but comfortable clothes. Perhaps it...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 19, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Except in the heat of summer in the south, I keep a window open all the time. I like to feel air moving through the room and would rather bundle up if it’s cold. I don’t like feeling all sealed up in a house. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 18, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I graduated from high school in 1975, I chose these lines from Emerson as my senior quote. It’s astonishing to me that I shortened it as I did; although I have some recollection of a poster in my room–a dark night, a black tree branch, and a perfectly...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 17, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I can’t read a book without a pen or a pencil in my hand. There’s no way to connect with it if the words are over there and I’m over here. So I underline, make stars, and if I have time, I copy passages into a notebook or into my computer. It’s...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 16, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m a fool for gadgets and technology–a fool. At the moment I’m trying out Amazon’s Echo–the voice-activated Siri-like speaker that will respond from anywhere in the room. I’m also an Appleaholic–iPhone, iPad, and Macbook. But...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 15, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Since April 17th, I’ve only been home 8 days. I’m about to be here for 9 straight. At 4:45 PST this morning, I left my hotel, and I was home by 4:00 EST. I didn’t even unpack–just hopped in the shower with my two towels waiting on me and then...
