by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 3, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’ve written about how I’ve never kept a journal. But here’s what I didn’t think to mention until a few moments ago: I have bought, and have been given, many journals. I now have stacks of them that I love. All around my study. And...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 2, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I started to write, I’m an introvert, and leave it at that. But the longer I sat here thinking about it, the more I remembered being outgoing, enjoying parties, and being in the world. Somewhere along the way, I changed. I don’t know enough about the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 1, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
When I used to study for exams, I would start with all my material spread out around me–books with underlinings and my binder or spiral notebook. Then I would review my underlinings and write down anything I needed to remember. Likely pages and pages. I would no...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 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 Erika Anderson. For the first time in months, I wake...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 28, 2015 | 1 true thing |
In the fall of 1967, I was riding bikes with my best friend, and I stopped beside a mailbox that had its red flag up. For some reason, I opened the mailbox. Nothing. I raced home, my friend right behind me, and we sat together at a picnic table on the deck outside...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 27, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I hope I don’t lose some of you with this post. But I’m not a dog person. I know. But I did children, not pets. I just couldn’t take care of anything else. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 26, 2015 | 1 true thing |
So I sit at my desk in the morning and make the day’s list, then I get going, one thing after another, a train on its tracks. Like the little fox who used to play in the backyard right in front of my window, the interruptions are life too. ~ 365 true things...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 25, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I have whatever the opposite of ADD is. In fact, I often have to remind myself to look up. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 24, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
Windows fascinate me. Where they are, what they frame. Panes or no panes. I prefer panes, not surprising since I like to break things into smaller pieces. Some writers prefer a wall when they’re working, but not me. Windows open my brain to other worlds....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 23, 2015 | 1 true thing |
It’s the way I get things done. If something is huge, then I turn it into a project and break off a little piece every day or every week or every month. Right now, I have this project. I’m also going through all our photos, selecting some to have...
