Oversharing

One blog post at a time.

On writing

I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. – Joan Didion
Finding My Path: Exploring Women’s Rights and Writing

Should I be embarrassed that at the very ripe age of 47 I still do not have a solid answer to this question? I am moving in the right direction, though the bounds are not clearly defined. If I were to follow my passions, I would read academic books on…

February 18, 2010

Throwing the hammer into the eye of the tiger with a mctwist on the drop

We are an Olympics-watching family. You may remember when we watched the 2008 Summer Games and the kids made lapbooks. We are watching the 2010…
February 17, 2010

The Substitute (teacher?)

The interior of the cave revealed a list of names, most of which had been crossed out. Smokey showed James six names that had not…
February 16, 2010

Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day/Whathaveyou

Whatever you call this day on the calendar, I’m curious about what you think about today and Lenten season. Do you observe any of these…
February 15, 2010

Sojourner Truth

Look at me! Look at my arm! I have plowed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me — and ar’n’t…

I’m Leslie, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an outdoor enthusiast who writes about what she’s reading, seeing, and thinking.