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It’s Trifecta Time!

February 26, 2021 Melanie Ormand

I didn't plan it this way.  The clerk called, offering my second COVID  injection. She volunteered today. The 26th of February. Did she know it was my birthday? And not any birthday - the beginning of my 65th year. A Marker Day. Perhaps hers was a clueless two-fer? I … [Read more...]

Real Life, Writing Life 65, Birthday, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Happy New Year, Second Shot, Texas, Vaccination, Website Launch

Starting Over, Again

February 19, 2021 Melanie Ormand

A decade ago, I began this website. Quickly, blog posts became sporadic. Blame 11 family funerals and 16 hospitalizations. The Lost Decade ended last December. I'm still catching my breath. But, between onset of the coronavirus pandemic last March followed by last week's … [Read more...]

Real Life, Writing Life Coroonavirus, healing, Houston, ice, pandemic, snow, Snowpocalypse, Texas, wisdom

Play Time: Required by Writers & Anyone 50+

September 4, 2019 Melanie Ormand

We writers don’t play enough. Neither does anyone over age 50. My prescription? Locate your nearest park. Go. Play.  Who says these places are Kids Only? Be sure to bring only one thing: your long-buried child. Let her (or him) climb the playground equipment. Dare to … [Read more...]

Art, Writing Life 50+, Childhood, Park, Playground

No Blogging when your Brain says “Hello!”

June 24, 2012 Melanie Ormand

Today marks three months since my last blog posting. You yawn and say, "who cares?" then cite statistics about how most of the 175 million blogs on the web go inactive in less time than that. How about what happened a month later, I volley back with a description of … [Read more...]

Healthcare 2012, Hospitals, New Normal, Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

Running Late: a Novel Way to Leap

February 29, 2012 Melanie Ormand

This Leap Day, I want to change my name. I choose “Running Late.” It’s an apt moniker for a middle-aged demi-goddess who can’t quite get anywhere on time.  Besides, as a lover of everything Native American, the name might gain me entrée into a hip tribe. I once blamed my … [Read more...]

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