Category Archives: Writing

B – ?tahw yaS

Posted on April 3, 2017 by hdh

?tahw yaS What if everyone wrote sdrawkcab? The brain is a very talented organ. Not only does it allow us to see, hear, taste, feel, smell, move, etc. It has the ability to decode and problem solve. All of you … Continue reading →

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A – Say what?

Posted on April 1, 2017 by hdh

Say what? What if Animals could speak? When you think about animal speech there are two different directions that you can take. One has to do with their own language and how they communicate with each other. The other would … Continue reading →

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A to Z Blog Challenge – Theme Reveal 2017

Posted on March 20, 2017 by hdh

A to Z Blog Challenge 2017: Theme Reveal – What if…? Last year was my first attempt at the A to Z Blog Challenge. I really enjoyed it. I spent that period of writing, focussing on things I knew about. … Continue reading →

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In pursuit of happiness…

Posted on January 14, 2017 by hdh

In today’s writer’s group, we each picked a phrase on a piece of paper out of a box and that was our topic to write about. Mine was “pursue happiness”: ————————————- We are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, and among … Continue reading →

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Follow me? Not so fast!

Posted on December 10, 2016 by hdh

We are a nation of followers. We latch onto an idea, a person, a group, and no matter what information is out there to clarify or dispute the reason that it is there, we follow. We follow those that love … Continue reading →

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Night work

Posted on November 12, 2016 by hdh

Falling asleep feels like it is time to go to work. Not in a sense of the daily grind that one has to do to make a living, but for my mind to take its time to unleash itself and … Continue reading →

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Dear Me,

Posted on September 10, 2016 by hdh

This month’s Writer’s group writing prompt that I chose was: Write a letter to your younger self. what would you like him to know? Dear self, Oh what a time we’ve had. I’m not sure when you will get this letter, … Continue reading →

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Summer – the dog days

Posted on August 13, 2016 by hdh

The dog days of summer. An interesting turn of phrase describing the hot, humid days of the summer when days seem to just drag on. The phrase itself originates from the rising of the “Dog Star” Sirius. For me, since … Continue reading →

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Lifeline

Posted on July 9, 2016 by hdh

As I age I find myself torn between where I see myself going in the future, all of the new things that I hope to experience, all of the new thoughts I hope to have, all of the new adventures … Continue reading →

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To Protect and Serve

Posted on June 27, 2016 by hdh

To Protect and Serve – It’s For the Birds! We recently were visiting my daughter-in-law’s parent’s farm. They have become good friends and we always visit and stay over when we are visiting our son and his wife. This farm … Continue reading →

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