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Five Minute Friday … Again

Posted on January 25, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/01/five-minute-friday-again/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Wriiting XII

Posted on January 23, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Wednesday and time to add to our collaborative community story. Cathy gave us some ideas as we move forward. We’re following a flashback of our main character, Samantha. The story thus far is on the blog under “Story.” … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing XI

Posted on January 16, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Wednesday and time to add to our collaborative community story . We’re following a flashback of our main character, Samantha. Here’s where we left off. … And then came Chad … Chapter Three I first met Chad at, … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Dive

Posted on January 11, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/five-minute-Friday/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Story

Posted on January 9, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I was driving alone on the dark black asphalt, seeming darker because of ominous clouds on the horizon ranging from dark gray to puffs of white. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of white as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing X

Posted on January 9, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Wednesday and time to add to our collaborative community story after taking a couple of weeks off for some rest and recuperation. I know there are a number of professional and amateur writers following or at least visiting … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Opportunity

Posted on January 5, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I decided to try something new this year, write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/01/five-minute-friday-opportunity-2/) who thought about writing and how often our perfectionism gets in the way of our … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by wisdomfromafather

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,700 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, … Continue reading →

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The Gifts

Posted on December 23, 2012 by wisdomfromafather

I alluded to gift giving for Karen with the children acting as the elves,  guides and hint givers a couple of posts ago. So here’s the story. Now, I always tried to weave my profession into my personal life. I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing IX

Posted on December 12, 2012 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Wednesday. Time to add to our collaborative story. I know there are a number of professional and amateur writers following or at least visiting this blog, so now’s you chance to contribute … and we can use your … Continue reading →

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