I'm reading a craft book right now that encourages writers to just dive into the writing. Start somewhere. Don't worry about where you will end up. Most good writing comes from getting lost in the subject matter. I've heard similar advice from other writers in my MFA program about taking just 15 minutes to write … Continue reading Writing + 15 Minutes = Ferris Wheels
If You Love It, Do It
In June 2013, I wrote a post about how I love to write, but for some reason, I just wasn't blogging. And I asked myself the question, what holds you back? I decided it was fear - fear of not writing anything good. After that post, I did a pretty good job of blogging every … Continue reading If You Love It, Do It
Positive Changes: The 30-Day Challenge Revisited
Before Lent began this year, I blogged about my goal to give up caffeinated tea for 40 days. It was a modification on the 30-day challenges I had been tackling, and you can read about it in my March 5 entry. As a true tea aficionado, I wasn't sure how well it might go, but … Continue reading Positive Changes: The 30-Day Challenge Revisited
Barnyard Adventures, Part 2: Surgery in a Barn
I remember watching several episodes of All Creatures Great and Small where Helen, wife of the 1930s veterinarian James Herriot, assists her husband with surgery. As I mentioned in yesterday’s entry, I sort of fall short in my ability to be quite as confident on a farm as Helen, but I’m not giving up yet. … Continue reading Barnyard Adventures, Part 2: Surgery in a Barn
Barnyard Adventures, Part 1: My Introduction to Life as a Vet in Training
If God had wanted me to be a surgeon, God would not have given me shaky hands. This was just one of my many thoughts as I watched Dr. B, the veterinarian I was shadowing, cut into the side of a live cow to fix an LDA (otherwise known as a twisted stomach). You see, … Continue reading Barnyard Adventures, Part 1: My Introduction to Life as a Vet in Training
Megan Mallory Martin 