by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 7, 2015 | 1 true thing, journeys, my writing |
When my youngest was two and I had a little free time, I started thinking about what I wanted to do next. I loved to read. I loved books. I was fascinated by writers and how they did it. They were so cool. So one day–March 26, 1995–I pulled over to the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 6, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I want it to end happily ever after. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 5, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Growing up, I was always the narrator in school plays–sitting on a high stool just behind the curtain. But at camp one summer, I was given a real part. The counselor in charge of the play ended up screaming at me to act–that’s what it took to get me...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 4, 2015 | 1 true thing |
From the moment I left for college, life felt as if it were one exciting thing after another. And I remember wondering, mid-thirties maybe, how I would feel when there wasn’t anything exciting to look forward to. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 3, 2015 | 1 true thing |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOKx0xy8QE8 When my husband woke up this morning, I said, “I think we had an earthquake. At 4:07. Lasting 7 seconds.” I’m not usually so precise, but I’m getting bolder. And he said, “I think we would have...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 2, 2015 | 1 true thing |
It’s a little after ten here in California where we’re visiting our son, and we just got back to our hotel room. I have no interest at all in writing this post. Which is interesting because someone just commented on #76 so it’s fresh in my mind. And...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 1, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m not very patient when I’m driving. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 1, 2015 | 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 RICHARD MCCANN. A To my surprise, when I consider...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 30, 2015 | 1 true thing, poetry |
It’s the last day of National Poetry Month so I wanted to give you some bits of a Mary Oliver poem I discovered on January 11th of this year, on the plane headed to Provincetown–“The Journey,” which you can find in Dream Work, a wonderful...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 29, 2015 | 1 true thing, memory |
Well they’re not ruined… but that’s what it felt like at first. Right after I wrote the post yesterday, I had all my books spread out around me–on the sofa, on the floor, on the table–and I went to put my computer down on the table,...
