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Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: Time to go back to the office tomorrow. I’m regretting not taking the next two days off, but I hate being behind at work, too. My staff has been working, and I’m sure there is a pile awaiting me. Vacation was filled with obstacles, but I did the best I…

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: A lovely way to spend a Sunday. My two daughters and I visited two wineries. The first is named Spicewood. I’ll show you the second next week. Here is a blurb from the website. Since 1992 Spicewood Vineyards has been producing distinguished Texas Hill Country wines that are known for…

Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: Today wound up being a good writing day. Otto got me up around six this morning. I took the time for breakfast, feeding the dogs, surfing my social media. My typical morning. I read back through what I wrote the other day, then forged ahead. My MO is to rush…

Originally posted on Beckie's Mental Mess: Photo by Porapak Apichodilok on Pexels.com I have collaborated with Beckie of Beckie’s Mental Mess on two poems so far: In Search of Happiness: https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/in-search-of-happiness-a-collaborative-poem-by-beckie-of-beckies-mental-mess-and-kristian-of-tales-from-the-mind-of-kristian/ and 2. The Creation (about the Creative writing process) A Collaboration By Beckie of “Beckie’s Mental Mess” and Kristian of “Tales From The Mind of…

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pxw3eS1A3o This week started with a crazy event and ended with one.  The first was a camper taking something that they shouldn’t have, but we don’t know who.  The last one was something breaking that caused a problem for the game room.  Things were broken by campers throughout the…

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this weeks prompt is — wait let’s have Linda Hill describe it. Her words, “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “astronomical.” Use it any way you like. Have fun!” There you have it. If you would like to…

The Silent Eye As we each begin the conscious journey of the seeker we may become aware of a sense of presence; a realisation that seems to spring from a place deeper than thought. We may have spent a lifetime in study, engaging the brain and its processes, bringing them to bear on the abstract…

Originally posted on A Teacher's Reflections: In Part 5, children were connecting words to other stories.  Their language and critical, divergent thinking was expanding.  I told another Jennie Story that had plenty of excitement, “The Spider Story.” Part 6 Turning off the lights when telling a story is an attention grabber.  When that story is about…