Tag Archives: Creative Writing

A Dogs Life-#4 update- A Eulogy

Posted on February 6, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

Way back in June of 2016 I wrote a post I titled A Dogs Life-#4 about the two current dogs in my life. In this post I wrote about my 100 + pound regal Rhodesian Ridgeback and my special girl, that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

I got a writing problem, looking for a writing solution

Posted on December 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I started working on, for lack of a better word, a new book a couple of months ago. It’s a work of fiction set in a small southern city that is experiencing growing pains while trying to maintain the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 40 Comments

The Chicken Truck

Posted on October 27, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

This is one of the chicken trucks that travels past my neighborhood ten to twenty times a day to the processing plant. It is a flatbed tractor-trailer stacked deep and wide with chickens headed for the slaughterhouse and then to … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Finding our rhythm to dance too

Posted on October 20, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“I’m trying to find a new rhythm in my life” – Fabian Cancellara Cycling, like any competitive sport, requires discipline and a plan. As a recreational cyclist, it is easy for me to look on, with envy, at that those men and women … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

It’s Raining Acorns part II

Posted on October 20, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Back in August I posted my acorn thoughts, reflections and predictions. Well here I sit, October 20th and we, as I thought we would, are being bombarded by acorns. Apparently, this is a big year for acorns not only in … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

A Poem: The Pattern

Posted on October 19, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I find myself in the same steps, simply a different day and time Only the temperature fluctuates as does the sunlight and the night I expect change, a new beginning with a different conclusion But the drab meets the monotonous, … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A Poem: Let the sun rest on my face

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

An early morning sky, A blue to match her eyes, With streaks of blond blowing gently, Through an autumn wind of old, Orange leaves except their fate, Finding refuge on the ground below, A rake will seal their destiny, In a pile … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Short Story: Basketball Dreams

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I pass this scene every Sunday as I drive to DuPont State Forest to ride my mountain bike, a basketball goal that appears to be growing among the trees and shrubs on an overgrown parcel of land. At this point in my … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Losing Dogwoods

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

At the time of the crucifixion, the dogwood had reached the size of the mighty oak tree. So strong and firm was the wood that it was chosen as the timber for Jesus’ cross. To be used for such a cruel … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Nevermind

Posted on September 26, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

In 1991 I was 30 years old, married, had a one year old child, a suit and tie job, a house, a mortgage and a dog. In short, domestic bliss, the American dream, conformity, what was expected of me, a sale … Continue reading →

Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments