by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 21, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I don’t like conflict. I never have. I probably never will. Except…I remember my father saying I should be an attorney because I liked to argue. But I don’t remember liking to argue. Perhaps what he was referring to were my adolescent years–the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 20, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I’ve been a little scattered this week. Still recovering and no energy, plus traveling home last night. So I just sat down at my desk to pause for a moment. To situate myself, I reread yesterday’s post. And my first thought was that what I wrote yesterday...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 19, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I’ve mentioned that I prefer to write in front of a window, even better if that window faces the sea. Joyce Carol Oates wrote, There is surely some subtle connection between the vistas we face and the writing we accomplish, as a dream takes its mood and imagery...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 18, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I prefer cozy to huge. I don’t need a lot of space. I prefer a free-standing cottage to a hotel room. I love the cottages at the top of this blog, but they’re closed at this time of the year, not to mention four miles away in Truro. Here’s a photo of...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 17, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I set my mind to something, I go after it–whatever it is–and I seldom take no for an answer. My mother was ecstatic when I got my driver’s license. If we can’t do it this week, —how about next week? How can you possibly know when...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 16, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I cannot do math. The only way I passed 8th grade Algebra was by going to extra help every day. I did take Calculus as a senior, but these days when I add 2 and 2, I’m likely to get 5. It’s like I have no common sense in the area of numbers. ~ 365 true...
