Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
Some words have a certain stylish flair. They have pizzazz. You see them and the emotion and action jump off the screen or page. It's like a house that gets refurbished and all of a sudden turns heads for the first time in years or seeing a dry, just-the-facts coworker outside of work and finding... Continue Reading →
We each carry a tote bag, backpack, messenger bag, or briefcase. Little kids have Thomas the Tank Engine ones. There's Hello Kitty ones too. There's a bag for every taste, Nike, North Face, L.L. Bean, and rugged outdoor brands for the real hikers amongst us. You don't have to look far to see the many... Continue Reading →
Last April I was nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I wrote about it in my post -- Sunshine Blogger Award! Walkin’ on Sunshine! And last week melsar93 from the Next Eleven Years nominated me again. It must be the water. Or maybe the change of seasons. A little bit of sun, some high temperatures,... Continue Reading →
The ground is packed hard. It hasn't rained in months. Writers need ideas and inspirations to keep us going. My walking path in recent weeks has been dry. Oh, the ideas have come but they've been slow to generate. I'll get an idea, but the gap before the next one comes along will be long.... Continue Reading →
When I was a young reporter, I looked up one evening from my small cubicle and looked around in shock. An hour earlier you could have heard a pin drop in the newsroom. It was empty. Now it was like a three ring circus. The buzz in the building was so loud it gave me... Continue Reading →
A very short story offering hope for friendship, warmer weather . . . and hot coffee too. Tom took a sip of his coffee and looked out the shop window. The snow was starting to pile up on the sidewalk. A fast moving nor'easter rolled in the night before and local weatherman were expecting anywhere... Continue Reading →
I'm out to lunch. I'm on holiday. I'm traveling the world. I'm going on a getaway. I'm on vacay. I'm running from the law. I'm taking my ball and going home. I’m stopping to smell the roses. I'm going fishing. I'm taking a sabbatical. I’m going on a road trip. These are all different ways... Continue Reading →
The couple of days after Christmas in the U.S. are the tween days of all days. They're strange days. Here's why? --Are they still part of the holiday or are they work days? Many people have off, but not all. If you do have work, you have to fight the rough surf and waves to... Continue Reading →
Hear ye, hear ye, we'll now have the airing of the Festivus grievances. If you ever watched the TV show Seinfeld, you know that today is Festivus -- created to fight the pressures and commercialism of Christmas. After the traditional dinner, participants express specific annoyances or disappointments with the others present. It's a moment of public critique.... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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