R.C. Brophy Gets There - Eventually
Always wandering…Never lost
Daily writing practice exercises done not for perfection, but merely to exercise my writing muscles.
Not the most original title, I admit, but it sums up what I’m thinking pretty well. I reread the titles from my other posts to avoid duplicating something done previously, and in doing so, I also read some snippets from previous posts. Some made me chuckle; a few made me grimace. What I noticed, however, … Read more
Inspiration generation I was greatly inspired yesterday as I ran to the tanning salon to see what they charge for a spray tan. First of all, I was inspired not to get a spray tan after getting the answer to my question. (Too much!) Secondly, I was listening to This American Life which is often … Read more
You don’t jump out of bed one day and run 26.2 miles I can’t say that it’s never been done. In fact, I am sure that someone out there has done even better than that, but it’s definitely not the typical way of going about it. I spent roughly 20 years thinking that I should … Read more
“You must identify your niche!” This is one of the many pieces of advice I’ve seen in the loads and loads of reading I have been doing, both in print and online, about how to start a paying career in writing. I have done so much reading, in fact, that I have not done nearly … Read more
In the creation of this post I had to refer to The Associated Press Stylebook, as well as, the Web site, http://www.quickanddirtytips.com , just to be sure whether or not I should capitalize the word “north” in the title. It is now my understanding that in this context I should use lower case, however, I am not … Read more
My what a different place… For anyone who is looking for an experience that is otherworldly, may I suggest a trip to the “Big Chip.” The Chippewa Flowage is a 15,300 acre impoundment located 15 miles east of Hayward, Wisconsin. According to the Wisconsin DNR website http://www.dnr.wi.gov , the Chippewa Flowage was filled in 1924, for the … Read more
I am not a physically violent person. I sometimes talk a little smack, but all in all, I am a fairly peaceful, non-confrontational type of gal. I do, however, get a little aggressive about a few things. One of these few things just happens to be track etiquette. I am a member of the local … Read more
Finding peace is not like finding your lost keys. Often times you don’t recognize it when you stumble across it. Then you wander away to look elsewhere even when unbeknownst to you, you were holding it in your hand. Finding peace requires a person to slow down which is not something that is actively promoted … Read more
Today was the end of one chapter of our lives and the beginning of the next. No longer can I say I have no school aged children. For the next 15 years my family will be inextricably linked to the public school system. Just like that you dive in because the time has come whether you were … Read more
A clanking sound of something banging on metal caught my ear and I looked outside to see from where the sound was coming. I looked off to the right and could see nothing from where I sat, so I stood by the window to get a better look. Upon the glassy water’s surface drifted a … Read more