by Robin | Feb 27, 2013 | Great quotes, Writing
He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Nobel Prize for Literature and he authored 27 books. Even if you haven't read them, you've heard of them–Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, The Winter of Our Discontent. Ever the...
by Robin | Dec 10, 2012 | Poetry, Writing
Cinnamon Burnished talc, I'd mistake it for cocoa if not for its scent, tell-tale and irresistible Pied Piper, spice-song filling the air, in anticipation they follow invisible tether, a chorus of "Mmmm, that smells good!", their love-song back...
by Robin | Jun 22, 2012 | Personal, Writing
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? ~ Robert Schuller March, 2012, near Erlangen, Bavaria (Germany). Soaring on blue skies and skipping on clouds. Seriously, WHAT would you do if you knew you could not fail? At the top of my list...
by Robin | Jun 5, 2012 | Family, Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Wow!, Writing
Last fall I was contacted about contributing an essay for a collaborative print book project; everything about it seemed perfect: I've highly regarded the publisher almost as long as I could read (an arm of Guideposts). Through this Inspiring Voices project,...
by Robin | Mar 16, 2012 | Writing
“Without fear there cannot be courage.” ~ Christopher Paolini I’m a self-professed fraidy cat. I’m not very brave. I fear the unknown. It’s not that I’m a worrier, though I can’t quite reconcile the two; it’s more that...
by Robin | Feb 24, 2012 | Food and Drink, Southern, y'all, Writing
Grit. Add an "s" and it transforms into a wonderful, Southern breakfast side dish, best served with a lump of butter (never margarine), a sprinkling of salt and crushed pepper, and a smattering of crumbled bacon in every bite; and cheese, cheese is always an...