Today a woman somewhere is laughing, weeping, grieving, or celebrating. Someone is giving birth; someone is losing a loved one to death. Relationships are forming, others are ending. For some, this will be an ordinary day filled with many of the same activities as yesterday. For others, something unexpected will suddenly make this day unforgettable, one that they may tell their children and grandchildren about in the future. In the same way that we are curious about how our grandmothers lived, future generations will be interested in learning about what an ordinary day was like in our lives.
We are looking for stories from Story Circle Network members. Think of a day in your life that you would like to write about. It may be something that happened on a specific date or something that reflects a certain holiday or season. We welcome reprint posts from your blogs too.
One Tough Old Bird Nearly three years ago, I tripped on a towel in our bathroom and fell, whacking my head against the porcelain tub. I broke six ribs, had a pneumothorax, and a teardrop fracture in my neck. It was my fault, moving too fast in an unlit room, I made a promise to […]
A Retrospective Musing Cancer has taken away the life I lived before. Like a thief in the night, one day I was an energetic 70-something, fully engaged in the life around me, and then I wasn’t. But even before this disease struck, I worked at being spiritually healthy. And now, more than ever, it’s necessary […]
Days grow shorter, and the air turns crisper. It’s sweater weather again, and pumpkin spice season has finally here! Hooray! Pumpkin spice, a seasonal delight, is obsessed by many. Pumpkin spice Oreos? I’ll buy a few bags. Pumpkin spice pancakes slathered in pumpkin spice syrup? Of course. Pumpkin spice Twinkies? They’re way better than s’mores. […]
Preparing for the Big Day I have spent a year with night sweats, my first symptom, not counting the white blood count that called for a hematology referral. The mouth sores began with a vengeance in April and have stopped. Just to try and keep them at bay, I gargle with salt and baking soda […]
At 8:00 a.m., I open the door and step onto the deck, a warm cup of coffee in hand. The sky is a brilliant blue, the sun smiling down, casting a golden glow on the trees. The green of the leaves seems more vibrant today, though a few hints of red poke through, announcing the […]
Big Girl Pants Early in my diary entries, after my first bone marrow biopsy, I thanked the doctors who approved administering conscious sedation to me during the procedure. I referred to the men and women who didn’t receive it, most ungenerously, as “screaming meemies,” because presumably they couldn’t tolerate the procedure awake. Now that the […]
