Getting From What To How

by | Jan 5, 2025

Getting From What to How               mperry 1-2025 I was looking at my clipboard when the emcee walked on stage, “Ladies and gentlemen,” I heard him say as I reviewed my list of reminders. 1.) Don’t lower your volume at the end of a sentence, paragraph or story,...

Must Love Be A Bent Butter Knife?

by | Mar 20, 2024

Must  Love Be A Bent Butterknife?   My mother was a creative problem solver. In her pragmatic approach to life, she plowed ahead, assessed the situation, dealt with it, and moved on. Still, her ‘problem-solution-what’s next’ approach often resulted in negative...

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by | Oct 2, 2023

Does It Matter? We were in New Brunswick or was it Nova Scotia? There was a donut shop at the gas station. Was it a Tim Horton’s or a Red Robin?  Does it matter? I stopped and Sue got out to take a break. She was already walking away from the car as I opened my door...

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by | Aug 2, 2023

It has come to my attention that many of the loquacious raconteurs who choose to share stories, group their tales into two categories: ‘fiction’ and ‘nonfiction.’  From the start I have always found this to be confusing, not the delineation of the two categories so...

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by | Mar 18, 2023

Bring Back The Ampersand!    “Where do stories come from?” They asked. “And?” You said,  “What?” “And!   That’s where stories come from.”  There is a pause before you continue, addressing their confusion.  “Stories come from wanting more. ‘And?’  That means...