Last month I wrote a writer's notebook entry entitled "Noticing People." I urged everyone to thank the people who make the world go round on a daily basis. It seems I'm not the only person who wished to pay tribute to everyone from the construction worker to the nurse to the ice cream parlor scooper.… Continue reading Paying Tribute to Those Who Make the World Run (Including You!)
Category: noticings
WN Entry: Fireflies
I stepped out of the car in New Jersey last night. Home sweet home, I thought. I was coming home to my parents' house for two nights. I slammed the passenger door to shut and was about to walk into the house when I saw a spot of yellow light flicker on and off. What… Continue reading WN Entry: Fireflies
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WN Entry: Noticing People
As I walked through my day today, I noticed the small things that people do that we often overlook. For instance, during my layover at O'Hare, I noticed that one of the women who was assembling cheeseburgers was doing it with a smile on her face. There was such love put into each cheeseburger she… Continue reading WN Entry: Noticing People
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ruth’s wn entry: noticings
So far this morning I've noticed: My son is becoming a little boy. He smiles for the camera now. He sits on a stool up at the counter alone now. He doesn't need his banana smashed -- or even cut into pieces -- now. Today is my anniversary. I've noticed that I remember my wedding… Continue reading ruth’s wn entry: noticings
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WN ENTRY: Kids on Leashes
Ralph Fletcher gives young writers 11 tips for things to collect in their writer's notebooks. Fletcher encourages writers to notice the world around them and write about it. Here's what I observed/noticed this evening. I felt the droplets of rain touch my feverish skin as I left Duane Reade with my plastic bag chock-full of… Continue reading WN ENTRY: Kids on Leashes
