It's hard to believe it was a year ago that we were making funeral arrangements for my mom: https://jodysusanwrites.com/funeral-arrangements-beth-purcell What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a...
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I'm still trying to get the hang of recording my work and becoming more comfortable sharing it publicly. Well, maybe not comfortable; but quite a bit less scared. This is a poem that I wrote for...
Wow. It's late. It was a long day. What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? A lot; but I'm too tired to talk about it. I did Day 135 of the 100 Words a Day Writing Challenge 2024...
What is Alt Text for Images and Why You Should Use it in 2024
When I started this website and began uploading images to my posts, I was told, "Don't worry about that box that says "Alt Text for Image", it doesn't matter; but I have since learned that it does...
I'm hoping in the near future to share the process of purchasing and converting a cargo trailer into a tiny house, which I will probably use as a writing studio in the near future. I absolutely...
My grandparents' barn was built in Indiana in 1861, the year the United States went to war against itself. This picture shows my grandparents' barn long before they dreamed of buying it. When I...
Thank you for coming to visit my site. This is a poem I wrote during a particularly difficult season of great discouragement. I hope that it blesses you and offers comfort in some...
I decided to post this poem on YouTube. I pray it is a blessing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgPgeZT9SVU&t=5s I miss her; but I'm so thankful she's no longer suffering. For Our...
Life at Sea Cruises: Why My Dad Decided to Go on a Three-Year Cruise through Miray
In my last episode, I told you about my dad’s announcement, back in March of 2023: He’d determined that once my mom died, he’d sell the house they’d bought together forty-eight years...
Episode One in the Saga of The Cruise that Left a Bruise - The Backstory... I believe it was March 18th of last year that my dad told me he planned to take a trip around the world. I had...
Despite the advent of Artificial Intelligence, there are many people who love to write and don't want that skill taken away by the likes of Chat GPT. For many of us, turning to AI as a writing...
July 31, 2021 - Post #1 Everything was about to change Just Before the Storm A week ago today I was driving up to a friend’s lake cottage in Indiana and was astonished at how brilliant the...
This is what I wrote and posted a year ago on this day: https://jodysusanwrites.com/may-12th-2023-1128-a-m What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I did Day 134 of the 100 Words a...
Today is my day of rest. Today is Mother's Day. Today is the day my Mother died. A year ago on this day, my mom finally succumbed to the ultimate rest after a long battle with pancreatic...
Tomorrow it will be a year since my mom died. Rereading this post from May 11th, 2023 brings me back to what seems like a different...