Posts Tagged ‘storytime’

Listening to Your Gut & Acting on Your Instinct

Listening to Your Gut & Acting on Your Instinct

Quick summary:

  • A little first person story about following your gut and making instinctive decisions- regardless of rational thought.
  • Fighting with the inner-gnomes- really- I’m not insane.
  • The…

Small Town Living and Walking Out the Writer’s Block

Small Town Living and Walking Out the Writer’s Block

The desert is in bloom, the temperature is in the mid to upper 80s and the town population is down to a few thousand.  And,…


The Art of Storytelling and Why I Love the Academy Awards

The Art of Storytelling and Why I Love the Academy Awards

I love the Academy Awards.  There, I’ve said it.

And not for the red carpets or the high glamor- though Sandra Bullock looked stunning and Clooney…


An Empathetic Crystal and Saying Goodbye.

An Empathetic Crystal and Saying Goodbye.

“I was walking along, looking down at the ground and there was this crystal.  Looked just like a tear drop.  A teardrop from God, just…


Turning off the Grid- “Things were better before there was television.”

Turning off the Grid- “Things were better before there was television.”

Canning for Survival

Last week, the RV park gathered for their monthly donuts and coffee breakfast.  About 20 old-timers sat around over glazed donuts and…


An Italian Biker and the 1890s Outpost

An Italian Biker and the 1890s Outpost

As I pulled out of the RV park and headed towards my morning espresso office, I racked my brain to try and think of something…


More Blackberry Images from Quartzsite

More Blackberry Images from Quartzsite

Just a few more images from the walkabout, all shot with the Blackberry!

Quartzsite~ round 2 – Images by Crystal Street


Carnie Fred, the Greyhound & the Gold Prospector

Carnie Fred, the Greyhound & the Gold Prospector

Carnie Fred

Gusts of air wafted at me from the row of seats a few yards away.  I held my breath and assessed the large man…


JoMamma and Ali McGraw

JoMamma and Ali McGraw

The Coveted Amtrak Seat

I boarded the Amtrak in Emeryville at 10pm.  I asked the conductor for a window seat in the hopes of catching one…