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Poet Talk with Carla M. Cherry

December 9, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Writer Talk with Emma L. Sembly From Classroom to Children's Books — An Interview with Emma L. Sembly – Prolific Pulse Press Podcast

For Emma L. Sembly, every story teaches a lesson, and every life is a story.Emma is a life-long storyteller and lover of stories. As a child, Emma loved telling fantastical tales, starting with a captive audience consisting of her little sister. After she grew up, Emma continued to create stories that her students loved.With a bachelor's degree in psychology from Elmhurst College and a master's degree in reading from Johns Hopkins University, Emma set out on a thirty-seven-year journey as an educator in the Baltimore City Public School System, where she taught children with different abilities on both elementary and high school levels. During that time, she also created stories for her own daughter and niece, then for her grandchildren and great nieces.Now, Emma creates stories for children of all ages, especially the young at heart.Emma also has a podcast, Just Folks: Conversations with Emma, in which she provides a platform where regular, everyday humans can share their own stories with listeners of all persuasions. Life lessons shared.Drawing and writing poetry are among Emma's favorite things to do. She also enjoys planting red flowers around her home. And when she's not chatting it up with her kitty of thirteen years, she's having a blast with both of her Favorite Number One Grandchildren."What I have learned as a writer and podcaster, is that our stories, our bedtime stories, our fables, are the gateways to life's lessons," Emma says, "and we all have a story to tell."https://emmaleesembly.com/https://www.prolificpulse.com/emmalsembly

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!

December 6, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Let’s get your six sentence story told!

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Welcome to GirlieOnTheEdge and Sunday’s prompt word reveal for Six Sentence Stories!
Writing. Stories. Poetry. Words. It is expression, it is catharsis. It is distraction and enjoyment. It is the making real, characters and situations playing in our imaginations. It is the recounting of history and reminder of what has been. It is a challenge to imagine what might be. Whatever writing is for you, I invite you to share 6 and precisely 6 sentences of fiction, non-fiction, poetry or perhaps an excerpt from your soon to be published book! Whatever your fingers may type in response to this week’s prompt word, we look forward to reading it 🙂

Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
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six sentence story

One Foot Forward

December 4, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

One Foot Forward

Caught up with worry

Noticing no sun beaming

He stubbed his big toe

Screaming, stopping, sitting still

He recognized this one thing

He still had his feet

You can share, as well, your Six Sentence Story right HERE Denise is so wonderful to give us a weekly word each Sunday. This weeks word was BEAM.

TTOT

Ten Things of Thankful – December 4 2020

December 4, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Happy Friday and TTOT day! So, let’s get started!

Thankful for clear weather for a quick errand this morning. Ice free windows and when there is ice, I don’t have to clear them. Toasty car is another bonus.
Finding my way around road blocks and a dead phone, relying on my own skills and a big dose of prayerful focus.
Technology, #2 helped me realize how nice it is.
Shoe Day – an excuse to have a little early something.
Angel Cards are starting up and I have a list! Now, let’s get to making those cards!
Somebody was happy for something I did for them.
The opportunities to be of service to one another. These are filling my plate and I am happy for the sweetness I encounter. And the bonus of reaching out for help and getting that help.
Thinking outside the rules. If you want to do something to help someone else, you sometimes have to advocate for them to other parties and such advocacy worked and I am happy, happy, happy.
Words and having the opportunity to get them on paper.
You! What say you? There’s a blue link below and we would love to hear from you. It doesn’t have to be 10. 1 will do, just fine. And if you are shy or don’t have the time, then just put something in the comments.

Personal Essay

20 Things I Learned from 2020

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

As part of an exercise from Jena Schwartz I made a list of 20 Things of My Truths About 2020. This exercise helped me and maybe you will see why or how. And I invite you to do this, as well.

Introspection – 2020 gave me more time for naval gazing, getting in touch with the soul.
Creativity – 2020 gave me more time to work on creative pursuits.
Social Interactions with the World – 2020 provided a new adventure with seeing outside of the local. With the beauty of zoom meetups I was able to meet people I have now established positive relationships with and they are not just in the U.S.
More poetry meetup times to share via open mics. Always good to interact with other poets. It inspires me.
Getting out of my comfort zone and discovering I still have it – at my age, I wonder, at times, what I have to offer the world. I was trying to think of ways to reach out with other poets. I used to do public speaking. This was before the internet. Enter the modern age and podcasting. I started a podcast to help other poets get their work out there and it has been a blast. I am not so sure I would have gone this route if I had not been locked down. It was something I thought about, but actually doing it has been huge.
2020 has brought my family closer. While at times it can feel a bit crowded, with two adults working from home and daughter working on projects, it can get tight. But we have fallen into a routine and it is getting less stressful. I love having lunch with my family and them being available.
2020 helped me discover I could help another poet get published.
My TV time has been drastically cut. And this is a good thing and one of the reasons why the other items have happened.
Exercise has increased, primarily getting 2-3 walks in per day and this is because we walk now in the mornings since there’s no place to be, so no time on the road. We walk at night to close out the day. And I generally walk to go get the mail.
2020 has improved with my focus on my health.
2020 has helped me settle in to what I need and want to do with writing.
Honestly, I miss the coffee shop where I would go read mostly and sometimes write and just sit in the red chair by the window and eavesdrop. 2020 helped me appreciate this more.
2020 has seen me get published more in journals, etc. and it even got me a couple of jobs from home, namely editing and judging a contest.
2020 has been the year to analyze how I really feel about certain things, values, etc.
2020 has helped me recognize even more that to see the change I have to be the change.
2020 has shown me which relationships to value and which were never meant to be long term. It was a time for letting go and a time to show appreciation for the good stuff.
2020 has had me thinking outside the norm and seeking my muse, even more.
2020 has had more nighttime visits from my muse.
2020 has helped me value what is most important and let go of any unneeded things. While this has been something I have worked on before, it has become even more apparent.
2020 has helped me realize that at my age there is not time to be frivolous with my time and to work on not fearing my age but celebrating the possibilities it brings.