by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 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 Katrina Kenison. It begins just before first light,...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 31, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Sometimes I don’t know. Actually a good fifty percent of the time, taking into consideration my issues with math. Here’s the thing, in the last few days I haven’t wanted to write these posts, and I haven’t had a lot of free time to spend with...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 30, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I can’t carry a tune, and I have no real understanding of what singing on key means. In my next life I’d like to come back as a singer. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 29, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I tell you what, struggling a little bit here yesterday and today. I’m sure it won’t be the last time. We had a really fun weekend visiting our daughter’s family in Texas, where there are three adorable little ones! Add to that I’m still a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 28, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I went away to college, I requested a single room. There was only one on each floor, and I got one of them. And then in the spring, after someone left, I moved in and had a roommate. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 27, 2015 | 1 true thing |
You may recognize the poet Muriel Rukeyser’s words: What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open. from “Kathe Kollwitz” Speed of Darkness This next excerpt comes from the same poem. Here Rukeyser is writing...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 26, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I find a quote I like, I want to know not just who said it, but where it was said. Only knowing who said it seems as if I don’t care enough or haven’t invested enough to be able to truly enjoy it. Where did the words come from? What book or letter or...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 25, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Last year, in a post, I wrote about how judgmental I was–so judgmental that on a silent meditation walk at a spa I found myself judging the way the other people walked. OMG! The thing is, I’ve always judged myself just as harshly. I would imagine...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 24, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I was eleven or twelve, my father said he would pay me $50 if I could swim a mile. On the last lap, as my fingers grabbed for the edge of the pool right beside his dress shoes, he said, “I’ll give you another $1 if you swim another length.” He...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 24, 2015 | about the current writer, memoir, stories |
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...
