Category Archives: IMAGINATION

PACKING FOR A PILGRIMAGE

Posted on May 27, 2014 by snowbirdredux

In the first prompted exercise in a recent writing workshop we were asked to jot down ten things we would take upon a pilgrimage. And then we were instructed to cross out three. Not so simple, as it turned out. … Continue reading →

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BOUND SHRINK

Posted on May 2, 2014 by snowbirdredux

That’s what I called my journals throughout my younger years. My “bound shrink.” I scribbled with passion, if not always memorable prose. I poured out my heart and my thoughts, my faults and my foibles, my dreams and my deepest … Continue reading →

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by snowbirdredux

A well-meaning friend of my mother asked me the question many years ago and I had to think about it. In those days, if you were a boy, the common accepted answer would have been fireman or policeman. More often … Continue reading →

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IN ONES OWN HAND

Posted on November 30, 2013 by snowbirdredux

“A national fight is brewing to keep cursive writing in U.S. classrooms.” What? I had no idea it was out. But, yes. According to an Associated Press article last week – “When the new Common Core educational standards were crafted, … Continue reading →

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WRITER’S BLOCK – BUILDING BLOCKS

Posted on November 12, 2013 by snowbirdredux

“Give yourself to the child until you have something on the page. Then let the adult critique.” That’s my new motto, and I painstakingly scrolled the words with my Mont Blanc pen upon pale blue copy paper decorated with a … Continue reading →

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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Posted on November 3, 2013 by snowbirdredux

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth Than took the … Continue reading →

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BOSSY PANTS II

Posted on March 16, 2013 by snowbirdredux

When I was 7, 8 10, thereabouts, I was the one in the gang to write, cast, direct and star in the neighborhood productions. We had different venues. The Burgess yard was perfect for western dramas. Their dad, a frustrated … Continue reading →

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SNOW GEESE IN MY LIFE

Posted on December 22, 2012 by snowbirdredux

“It was the Snow Goose that I really had in mind when I designated us the Snowbirds-redux. Just the fact that the species has a mystic tie to the Aurora Borealis (which I long to experience now that we are … Continue reading →

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STICKS AND STONES

Posted on December 15, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  It’s a tricky thing to accuse kids today.  But every generation does it. We always harken back to our youth and reminisce about how much better it was in the old days.  For example – “Radio made us think … Continue reading →

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DOLDRUM ADDENDUM

Posted on November 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Okay. It’s not the recovering cold.  It’s not the winter blues. It’s not a personal psychological trauma. It’s . . . . . . . . . . .  WRITER’S BLOCK. And, yes indeed, it might have been prompted by … Continue reading →

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