carolsturgeon.com
Challenges | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/category/challenges
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. It’s Called Cheating. April 21, 2015. When you don’t know the answers to the test questions and you ask the person next to you, that’s cheating. When you copy the answer off the people sitting next to you, that’s cheating. When you text a classmate and ask them the answer that’s called cheating. When I tell you it’s not ok to copy or get the answers from another and you tell me that you didn’t do that, that’s lying and cheating. 8220;Have you cheated on a test? Boldly announci...
carolsturgeon.com
Writing | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/category/writing
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. April 15, 2015. It doesn’t matter if I ever publish or earn a dime. I’m still a writer. It’s time to act like one. So, to this end, I will write more. I will make time to write. I will take a writing class. I will seek out others like myself. I will post more entries on my blog. They will be shorter and hopefully sweeter.). I will get out of my own way. I will write. February 19, 2015. The timing of this activity is everything. December 7, 2014. At this extremely challenging t...
carolsturgeon.com
Satisfaction/Happiness | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/category/satisfactionhappiness
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. Happy Birthday, My Sweet Constellation. April 2, 2015. Today, my daughter is 17. People told me that the time would fly by. It has. As I remember those days, I can smell that fresh new baby smell. I can feel the soft, gentle, warmth of her tiny little body all swaddled in the perfect bundle that I held in my arms. At 17, she is the person I hope to be when I grow up. She is one of the nicest people I have ever known. She is patient and kind. She is naturally positi...Happy Bir...
carolsturgeon.com
May | 2015 | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/2015/05
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. Monthly Archives: May 2015. May 8, 2015. We are all broken, that’s how the light gets in — Ernest Hemingway. Lately, my crazy train has been making a lot of stops and picking up a lot of passengers. It’s easy to forget that I can get off this train. I press my face to the glass next to my seat and look out across the rolling plains. Close to the train, everything moves too fast. Fixing my eyes on the distance is the only way to travel. Or is it? I need some air. To ride this t...
carolsturgeon.com
December | 2014 | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/2014/12
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. Monthly Archives: December 2014. The Mud and the Stars. December 11, 2014. The Mud and the Stars. Once a year, at Christmas time, I hear from a dear friend. This year, when I first got her letter, I waited to open it. I knew it would be full of good news and I didn’t want to envy her. I wanted to be happy for her with a heart that was full of pure intention. I had to find my joy before I could respond. At first, I felt small and jealous. I was missing the point. In...Foreclosu...
carolsturgeon.com
February | 2015 | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/2015/02
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. Monthly Archives: February 2015. A Great and Terrible Adventure. February 25, 2015. I hope my son understood mine. I gave it my best shot at motivational eloquence. 8220;How was your day? 8221; I ask my son as we walk to the car. 8220;Ah, it was boring,” he says with a voice loaded with dramatic sadness. 8220;What’s bothering you? 8221; I say, because I know there is more on his mind. Mentally, I start spraying the sadness repellant and reply. February 22, 2015. This last few ...
carolsturgeon.com
Perspective | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/category/perspective
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. April 19, 2015. Everything begins and ends in our thoughts and perceptions. For example: Near morning, I awake and think it’s Friday. My mind says, “I’ve got a weekend to look forward to.”. Then, I realize that it’s Sunday morning. Moaning inside my head, the feeling changes. “Darn it, half the weekend is gone! Fortunately, the newer, smarter me says, “Wait just a minute, young lady. Smart me knows how to talk to not-as-smart me.). March 8, 2015. What to give away? 8220;I thou...
carolsturgeon.com
Feelings | carol sturgeon
http://carolsturgeon.com/category/feelings
Short Story–Goodnight Moon. Happy Birthday, My Sweet Constellation. April 2, 2015. Today, my daughter is 17. People told me that the time would fly by. It has. As I remember those days, I can smell that fresh new baby smell. I can feel the soft, gentle, warmth of her tiny little body all swaddled in the perfect bundle that I held in my arms. At 17, she is the person I hope to be when I grow up. She is one of the nicest people I have ever known. She is patient and kind. She is naturally positi...Happy Bir...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT