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Predictions

April 10, 2023 By Nancy Casey

Make some predictions about the upcoming summer. You can be pretty certain about some happenings, the sun rising and setting, for instance. Or plans and commitments you have made. Some occurrences are likely, but not guaranteed -- good weather on a certain day, a complicated plan coming together without a hitch, what you hope will happen but can't control. Imagine the … [Read more...] about Predictions

When You Don’t Like the Weather

April 3, 2023 By Nancy Casey

You can't change the weather, but you don't have to like it. How do you respond to weather that you don't like? Maybe it depends on the weather and the reasons you don't like it. So you might have to write about that first. Do you respond with words? Emotions? Actions? Plans? Does your response remove or mitigate the discomfort? Can you think of a response that … [Read more...] about When You Don’t Like the Weather

Best Of

March 20, 2023 By Nancy Casey

Every experience has a best part. The best part of your vacation was probably pretty good. What about the best part of a train wreck? You have to look pretty hard sometimes to find the "best" part of an experience when all you can say about it is that it was the least-worst. That makes it the best, though. Write a page about the best part of one or more experiences. … [Read more...] about Best Of

Elbow Room

February 27, 2023 By Nancy Casey

Elbows. Now there's something most people take for granted. Fill a page with thoughts about elbows -- yours or someone else's. What daily tasks become difficult without functioning elbows? If your elbows don't function properly, what people, tricks, and devices help you get the job done anyway? What does it mean to get yourself a little elbow room? What is someone … [Read more...] about Elbow Room

Decisions, Decisions

February 6, 2023 By Nancy Casey

How many decisions have you made since you got up this morning? We make more decisions than we think. They might be big, small, disastrous, rewarding, or forgettable, but they are decisions nonetheless. Write about decisions you have made. You can describe the actual decision. You could also skip the decision and describe the problem it addressed or the consequences … [Read more...] about Decisions, Decisions

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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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