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Make Something: Puzzle

July 8, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s prompt suggested making a puzzle. Given that my theme is “words,” a crossword puzzle seemed in order. Teachers no doubt know of several websites that generate custom puzzles, quick […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Home | A Jumping Off Point

June 30, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

When Norma and Paul and I got on the phone in May 2013 to continue the Sibling Discovery Project, our slated topic was home. I had prepared a quick, visual […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Feed | Unexpected Directions

June 30, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

In the Sibling Discovery Project, we’ve been transitioning from one prompt to the next in a very simple way. I keep all our unused prompts in a zip-top bag in […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Cousins | Two Poems, a Comic Vision & Much Reflection

June 30, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

To open our conversation on the word cousins, both Norma and I shared poems … Extended Family Distance, time, and the well-protected elephant withered branches from the family tree. Facebook with […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Tractor: Simple Shapes Convey Complex Ideas

June 29, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Daddy taught all of us to draw a tractor. We drew tractors every Sunday in church, sitting beside him or on his lap. So when our Sibling Discovery Project turned up […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Blue Ribbons: Siblings Consider Competition

June 29, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

To open our Sibling Discovery discussion about blue ribbons, Norma shared her poem: Competition I tossed the blue ribbons Earned in my youth When I was 50 something. I acknowledged […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Make Something: BIG!

June 27, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

When Noah Scalin wrote today’s Make Something prompt—“make something as big as you possibly can”—I suspect he had in mind creating something life-size. Huge. Outlandish. But honestly, the very first […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Camouflage

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Noah Scalin’s instruction for day 12 was to create or alter something so that it disappears into its background. As a mom, my mind was on my finest creations on […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Fast Food

April 10, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

my tummy is empty our schedule is packed there’s no time for dining not even a snack my appetite longs for a meal that’s complete but it’s Ramen and wine […]

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Na-Po-Wri-Mo, Poetry

My dad drove an orange tractor

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my dad drove an orange tractor in a sea of green he bobbed along not one shiny surface to catch the sun except his eyes sparkling and satisfied to see […]

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Poetry, Sibling Discovery

My Group

December 24, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 359 prompt: Group or groupings my family is my group they are a silly troupe I didn’t get to choose them but I never want to lose them they’re wacky […]

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Poetry

One Seat

November 23, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 328 prompt: Furniture sofa love seat two easy chairs seven cushions more than enough for a typical family but we are not typical eight derrieres and always short one seat

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Poetry

Monday Morning

November 12, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

It’s nearly 10:00 a.m. on Monday morning. My East Coast clients may very well be into their second or third meeting of the day, and my Midwest colleagues are hitting […]

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Life & Work

Loads of Laundry

October 15, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 289 prompt: Laundry don’t you dare say easy care there’s no such thing as wash and wear so bite your tongue and stop right there just listen close to this […]

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Poetry

Together?

September 22, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 266 prompt: Together (a haiku) they may co-pilot a minivan but that’s no proof of wedded bliss

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Poetry

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