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Forgotten Footwear

November 28, 2022 By Nancy Casey

Consider all of the footwear that has graced your feet during your lifetime. Shoes, boots, slippers, flip-flops... So many different kinds that you have likely forgotten many of them. Try to remember a footwear item or two that you had forgotten up until the moment it pops into your memory today and you begin writing about it. Can you remember shoes that you lost? … [Read more...] about Forgotten Footwear

Finish Lines

November 14, 2022 By Nancy Casey

How many things have you finished today? Are you dressed? fed? Have you stood up or sat down? What else have you done? Write sentences that begin with "I finished..." Have you passed any milestones lately? Gotten something out of the car or off the desk? Perhaps you've done someone a favor. How many of those ever-repeating tasks have you ticked off your list lately? … [Read more...] about Finish Lines

So Annoying

July 11, 2022 By Nancy Casey

Water is life, right? Without it we'd all be dried out and dead. Even so, water can be really annoying sometimes. Water leaking in from somewhere. Wet clothes. Rain on your parade. Make a list of ways that water can ruin a person's day. Or tell a story about a time when water made you (or someone else) miserable. Illustrate your work, or doodle on in while you are … [Read more...] about So Annoying

What’s Burning?

May 2, 2022 By Nancy Casey

Got a fire in your belly? Burning questions? Burning desire? What's burned up and gone? Who's going to get burned? Are ashes left behind when you burn calories or bridges? What is a fire, exactly? Write a page with at least one fire in it. Illustrate your work if you like. Give it a title. Sign it and write the date on it, too. More thoughts on this topic. … [Read more...] about What’s Burning?

Got Wheels?

April 25, 2022 By Nancy Casey

A wheel of cheese? A wagon wheel? Wheeling and dealing? Write a page full of ideas about wheels. Consider your experiences with wheeled vehicles. Is a turbine a type of wheel? How about a fan or a hurricane? Let your imagination spin. Write about the wheels that roll in. Illustrate your work if you like. Give it a title. Sign it and put the date on it, … [Read more...] about Got Wheels?

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Nancy blogs weekly for the Latah Recovery Community Center, sharing writing ideas that support self-awareness and self-esteem.


Looking for an art project that is secretly full of math? Or a math project that results in interesting art? Equilateral Triangle is an Inquiry Pack full of project ideas that will keep you thinking for a long time.


Writing classes and workshops

In-person Write-For-You workshops at the Latah Recovery Center have been suspended for a bit, but you can still do the writing prompts on your own. For more information, about the Write for You program, or if you are in recovery and interested in writing coaching, contact Nancy.


 

Let’s Talk About It

This is a program that supports reading and discussion in libraries throughout the state of Idaho.

Working with the Program Committee, I updated the theme The Humanity of Science and Technology.


 

2021-22 Let’s Talk About It Discussions

November 10 – Tuesdays with Morrie – Clearwater Memorial Library – Orofino

 

November 18 – A Home Below Hells Canyon – Boise Basin District Library – Idaho City

 

February 8 – The Girl Who Fell From the Sky – Grangeville Centennial Library – Grangeville

 

February 15 – Sweet Promised Land – Garden Valley District Library – Garden Valley

 

March 23 – Less – Coeur d’Alene Public Library – Coeur d’Alene


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