Writer prompts

Anyone who knows me or reads me regularly knows how much I enjoy The Writer’s Almanac (courtesy of Garrison Keillor) delivered to my mailbox each day. Big thanks to my friend Erin for introducing me a while back to this lovely nugget of daily history. Oftentimes...

Root causes

So today I had a root canal. I’m not going to say it was pleasant, especially given the two hours in the chair, but my fear subsided after four needles rendered me without feeling on one side of my face. I walked out of the dentist’s office a bit dazed,...