write away every day: sick

welcome

welcome readers & writers! in this cyber space please find: + a photo writing prompt + a place to post your creative writing response (poem, memoir, short story or the like) to the prompt + a community of readers and fellow writers excited to read your writing + morsels of genuine fiction, poetry & creative non-fiction as the blog is updated. share a response as often as you'd like. everyday discoveries from my life, captured on film, will serve as prompts. this is not a place where we will critique one another's work; however, words of encouragement or praise for writers who share their work are most welcome. writers, share your story, poem or creative non-fiction response to the photo by clicking on comments; word count is flexible. cheers! demery

Saturday, September 11, 2010

indisposed

welcome readers & writers! my thanks to Jessica Lemmon, C Johnson, De Langer, Dudley and Ordinary Saint for your great posts yesterday, inspired by Mark Webber's awesome photo. now that photog friday is over i'm excited to get in touch with Mark so i can ask him what the "real" story is behind it.

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today is spoof saturday. i'm a sickie today - those back to school germs finally caught up with our family this week. so i'm going to make my contribution short & sweet. you writers, however, should feel free to write as much as (in whatever format) you'd like. my idea is not very spoofy today, more along the lines of shared wisdom. what do you do to feel better when you're sick? what is your prescription for comfort and healing? click on comments below to share.

here's my get well fast regimen:

1. mint green tea with honey

2. sleeeeeeeep (when possible - over the sound of hooligans alternately playing and throwing shoes at one another's heads)

3. a good, lighthearted book. for me today it's chick lit: i'm nearing the end of Madeleine Wickham's the wedding girl. lots of funny, sweet moments. tomorrow it's back to War and Peace or The Grapes of Wrath, whichever strikes me.

4. i'm a big fan of crackers, ginger ale, and chicken noodle soup. unfortunately these are not stocked in the house, so will need to persuade hubby to make trip to store. me thinks he will go because he can be very sweet sometimes.

5. movies. again, laughing is important here. it may be a double header - Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers day. but only if said hooligans are otherwise occupied (these films are definitely not for children).

6. count the blessings. thankful for the luxury of being able to be sick and rest, to have help herding hooligans. thankful for good health generally. as i get older i realize this doesn't last forever. thankful for said hooligans and ginger ale getting hubby. thankful for my extended family and friends. thankful for the reading and writing community we're building together on write away every day.

thankful for YOU! be well & come write with me :)