by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 12, 2015 | 1 true thing, craft of writing, provincetown |
I’m reading The Green Road by Anne Enright. I’m a huge fan of hers, but I’m having a little trouble getting into this one. I started it on the Kindle, then ordered the book and re-started it. I don’t feel like I have to finish it, but because...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 11, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
It’s a blustery day here in Provincetown–66 degrees. The wind is strong and the waves are roaring. But instead of a picture of that, let me show you what I made for breakfast… And last night, after dinner–oysters with lemon juice followed by a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 10, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Here’s my eating life pre-W30: I grab a hunk of cheese and a few Melba toast as I’m running out the door. I grab a piece of cheese toast cut into 9 small bites so I can get back to my desk to write. I grab a bowl of chips dusted with parmesan to put beside...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 9, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
Spring break 7th grade, 1970. I was 13 and took a friend with me to Mobile to stay with my grandparents. My grandfather, who was the Minister of Education at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church, took us to a youth group party where we met a boy. Of course we did. He...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 8, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I’m so happy to be back in Provincetown. *my healthy action today: I did not eat airplane food and I did not go hungry; I took my own breakfast. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 7, 2015 | 1 true thing |
The title of the last post began with “not” and the one before that with “no,” so something positive today maybe? Well I’m still calm from the spa, like I have a base-level calm. And I took the time to sit at the table for two meals...