My Brain Has Gone Off-Duty I feel like my brain is too tired to go on. You know how you feel when your muscles have seized up and you simply can’t walk any further? That is how my brain feels…. Read More ›
Daily Prompt FOWC
SPEAKING OF CURTAILING – Marilyn Armstrong
Curtailment without elimination is a process In difficult times, some people go on the stump. They give speeches. They carry signs. They march. They sign petitions and attend meetings. I write. Of all the things I can do, writing is… Read More ›
TEMPER, TEMPER! – Marilyn Armstrong
“Temper, temper!” That’s what grownups used to say to us when we got angry about whatever it was about which they weren’t angry. I don’t think people say it anymore. There are so many things to get angry about. I… Read More ›
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND – Marilyn Armstrong
Stranger in my own strange land If you think this is going to be political, it’s not. It is me and me, today. There are days when my body doesn’t fit me. This is one of those days. How can… Read More ›
IN STARK CONTRAST – Marilyn Armstrong
IN STARK CONTRAST TO EVERYTHING WE CLAIM TO STAND FOR, AMERICA ISN’T AMERICAN. NOT ANYMORE. Watching our “officials” deny the undeniable — with the head of Homeland Security saying she hadn’t seen or heard anything about snatching children from their… Read More ›
FOWC — CONTROL? WHAT CONTROL? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Control If I thought that maybe I had finally gotten my online life under control, I was wrong. Again. It’s just getting worse and worse and there is no end in sight. I just got this message…. Read More ›
JAMAICA, FAREWELL – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Tropical Living on the “right coast,” the Caribbean has been our go-to tropical islands. Garry was addicted to Bimini. I didn’t go as often as he did, but I loved St. Martin and later, St. Thomas,… Read More ›
FOWC – IT’S SO VERY SIMPLE – Marilyn Armstrong
It couldn’t be more simple … Owen called. He asked me if I could print a return label for him as this is his official Amazon address. “No problem,” I said. I forgot that last week I did a completely… Read More ›
FOWC – WRITTEN UP IN THE PICAYUNE – Marilyn Armstrong
Picayune – The news that money can’t buy, has been around a long time. The oldest and probably most famous one was born and is still being raised in New Orleans. They’ve got three Pulitzer prizes and many more awards… Read More ›