Tag Archives: Life

Ordinary

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Jan Morrill

This morning, I read a poem by Barbara Crooker titled “Ordinary Life.” It is one of many beautiful poems in Garrison Keillor’s Good Poems for Hard Times. Here’s an excerpt. The entire poem can be found on The Writer’s Almanac website. … Continue reading →

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My Big But

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Jan Morrill

I am the Kim Kardashian of big buts. I’m smiling as I imagine furrowed brows and crinkled noses: “She spelled ‘butt’ wrong.” But, I spelled it correctly, and as if staring at a reflection of a big butt, my ‘but’ … Continue reading →

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Forever Under My Skin

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Jan Morrill

For six mornings, I’ve woken to the thought that my mother is no longer with us. It’s something I’ve had to fathom with deep breaths. This morning, I woke with the thought that this is the day we’ll lay my … Continue reading →

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Metamorphosis of Grief

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Jan Morrill

I haven’t experienced grief very many times in my life, and for that I’m grateful. But now, as my family gathers around my mother in these last days of her life, I am experiencing my own grief, as well as … Continue reading →

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Ah, Life!

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jan Morrill

I started to post this little complaint ruse on Facebook, but thought I might get a little long-winded, so I’ll do a blog post instead. I can’t make any promises about not being too long-winded, however. In the last several … Continue reading →

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Loving Life? Part 4

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Jan Morrill

A few weeks ago, I began a series based on an article that was shared on Facebook titled, “10 Things That The People Who Love Their Lives Are Doing Differently,” by Paul Hudson, originally posted on elitedaily.com. This article intrigued me because I do … Continue reading →

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Loving Life? (Part 2)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Jan Morrill

Last week I began a series based on an article that was shared on Facebook titled, “10 Things That The People Who Love Their Lives Are Doing Differently,” by Paul Hudson, originally posted on elitedaily.com. This article intrigued me because I do consider … Continue reading →

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Loving Life? (Part 1)

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Jan Morrill

I recently read an article that was shared on Facebook titled, “10 Things That The People Who Love Their Lives Are Doing Differently,” by Paul Hudson, originally posted on elitedaily.com. This article intrigued me because I do consider myself to be … Continue reading →

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The Storm Before the Calm

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Jan Morrill

As some of you may have noted, I have not been a very good blogging girl in the last few months. My life has been a storm of activity, with marketing The Red Kimono, finishing up my term with Ozarks … Continue reading →

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#FlashFiction #Fictioneer: My Path

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jan Morrill

Howdy from the Silver Spur Ranch in Bandera, Texas! I’m here for The Wild Rose Press writers’ retreat with my friends of rhe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pen. But, I sure didn’t want to miss out on fun with the … Continue reading →

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