by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 20, 2012 | place, the day |
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 27, 2012 | catching moments, life, place, the day |
I arrived on a Saturday in the rain and clouds and rough seas, loving every minute of it. On Tuesday, about 7:50 pm, I was lying on the sofa reading when I noticed something was different. It was the sun–I hadn’t seen it since I’d been there. It was...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 13, 2012 | catching moments, place, the day |
For the last three weeks, I’ve been traveling…
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 11, 2012 | catching moments, journeys, life, the day, truth |
One thing I know for sure: I do not like large groups. Socializing sucks my brain cells and replaces them with that noise that used to come on TVs after a station had gone off the air. But talking to one or two or even three people at the edge of the bar, our feet on...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 22, 2011 | details, memory, the day |
If you can find twenty minutes, you can listen to Dylan Thomas’ story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” read by the author–courtesy of NPR. The written story is also available online. Thomas grounds the story of this long-ago Christmas in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 27, 2011 | journeys, place, the day |
I was just reading over the upcoming November 1 How We Spend Our Days post by Mari Strachan (which is wonderful). In her post, Mari recites the names of some Welsh towns, each one of which sounds magical. Her list reminded me of a list I had jotted down in June on my...
