“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” ~ James Allen My last blog was HEAVY…as was my energy. Since then, the Tampa Bay area prepares for Idalia while the south continues a 3-digit heatwave. Friends are going through major life issues. 2024 is an …
“If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.” ~ Rachel Wolchin Happy Anniversary to us! As I write this, it is Sunday, July 2. Exactly ten years ago on this day Caston and I left Nashville in a U-Haul and our car, along with our two pups headed …
“Good ideas, like good pickles, are crisp, enduring, and devilishly hard to make.” ~ Rushworth Kidder I spent the last week in a pickle. A pickle jar, rather. For the first time in a very long time, I am experiencing what a writer calls a ‘writer’s block.’ Call it nerves, the loss of our Lulu, …
Photo by Barbara M. Johnson “If you want to understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” ~ William Faulkner Home sweet home. I was born in the small town of Columbia, Mississippi. My family lived thirteen miles outside of Columbia in the community of Improve. It was the best place to …
Give Me a Break Remember the sitcom, “Give Me a Break” with Neil Carter? If you are behind on your reading on THCountzWrites, May is a great time to play catch up! There will be no new content on Tuesday or Friday during the month of May. The old typewriter in the photo was discovered …
May is for mothers, daughters, and The Red Chair. Hello, all! I hope this finds you well. If not, I pray you have a ray of hope shining on the horizon. “We live in anxious times.” These are the words of a dear friend. We were chatting over the weekend, and she admitted that she …
“Music can change the world.” ~Beethoven I was going to be late – again. Dadgumit! I slapped at the alarm clock so it would shut up. Just about that time, I heard mom yell down the hall, “Molly, girl? You better get up. You have less than an hour before Mr. Harvey picks you up.” …
Charging Your Creative Battery When I started the website back in November of 2022, my intent was to write a blog and short story each week. Thankfully, I have been able to make that happen until this week. What I didn’t factor in was creative burnout. It happens to us all. The ideas are there …
Evening Chant – Storms of Life In memory of Garner Michael Eubanks Life can be very ironic. In Tuesday’s blog I shared about recent storms in our area, along with the storms of life. I awoke this morning to hear that my last living uncle had passed. While our family celebrates his life, I give …
What to do when your day goes south? At the time I write this, it is Monday. I awoke refreshed from a good night’s rest ready to tackle Monday. I should have known better. In making some updates to the website, I managed to delete a whole section. I do not know how I did …
