by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 7, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Rest in Power “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” –Toni Morrison The world lost an amazing, influential writer this week. So many of us are heartbroken by the death of...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 31, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Whale of a Time Earlier this week, I took my son and nephew on a whale watching trip! Last time I went, I saw three different types of whales, plus dolphins. The time before, I saw four types of whales, plus dolphins. This time, we saw only two species: humpbacks and...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 24, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Under Water I am mildy clautrophobic, meaning I’m uncomfortable in enclosed spaces, but it’s not debilitating. Long tunnels make me nervous, especially if they go underwater, like the Ted Williams that travels under Boston Harbor to Logan Airport or the...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 17, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Don’t Pick Me My parents, sisters, and their kids are descending on my house Thursday for a long weekend. These family reunions are so much fun, in a chaotic kind of way. Of course, the day before they arrive, I was summoned for jury duty. I’ve never been...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 10, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Empty Nester My older son just left for a business trip to Israel and my younger son is in California with his cousin so I’m an empty nester, at least for the next few days. It’s strange after having such a bustling household over the last year. Not to...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jul 3, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
She’s Baaaack Did you guys miss me? I took a few weeks off, in case you didn’t notice, and spent the last ten days in Northern California wine country! Ahhh, it’s so nice there, I already want to go back. Of course, it’s exciting to be back at...
