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Change of Season

December 15, 2017 By Nancy Casey

A season is something that changes.  The weather has seasons.  So do careers, relationships, and lifetimes.  What kind of season is changing in your life right now? Draw a vertical line and a horizontal line on a sheet of paper so that it is divided into four boxes.  In the left-hand boxes you will write down information about the old season, the one that is leaving.  In the … [Read more...] about Change of Season

I Forgot

December 15, 2017 By Nancy Casey

Begin every line of your writing today by carefully writing the words, “I forgot…” There is so much to forget!  Some things are forgotten forever.  Other things we forget only momentarily, but with great consequences.  We even forget how much we have forgotten. Try not to plan for what you will write before you actually put down the words, “I forgot.”  Watch your hand … [Read more...] about I Forgot

I Forgot

December 3, 2017 By Nancy Casey

Today you will write down some of the many things you have forgotten. Some things are probably forgotten for good, like the names of every single one of your parents’ friends and the type of coat each one wore in the winter time. Sometimes temporary forgetting can lead to permanent remembering. Do you have an odd fact stuck in your brain forever because you forgot it on … [Read more...] about I Forgot

Before That

November 14, 2017 By Nancy Casey

What are you doing right now? You can answer a question like that in a zillion ways.  Whatever your answer is, write it down. On the next line, write “Before that…” and write down what you did before that. You can write short things or long things, one word or a whole page.  You can skip back one nanosecond in time, or 3,000 years.  If you skip back to the Big Bang and … [Read more...] about Before That

Setbacks and Calamities

September 15, 2017 By Nancy Casey

No matter how well we might understand that life is unpredictable, we still make plans.  We have dreams and desires.  We have expectations. Whether it’s a set of lost keys or a sudden tragedy, things are always happening that knock us off course.  And when they do, we have no choice but to keep going, because time only moves in one direction. Write about one time or several … [Read more...] about Setbacks and Calamities

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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.


Schedule of 2023-24 Let’s Talk About It sessions coming soon!


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