Visit me at my embellished memoir, in short spurts at: http://SueAnnPorter.com Mostly everything really happened; I change the names to protect the innocent and camouflage the guilty. And sometimes I get into some interesting Bible stories and talk about my views and what I learned from the stories. Thank you for visiting My Embellished Memoir. Feel free to say hello!
Yesterday, our guest speaker at church spoke about the story in the gospel of Matthew Chapter 9 . This is the one where Jesus is speaking at someone’s house and draws a big crowd. There are people in the doorways and windows. There is a man who is paralyzed, on a bed/stretcher/mat ( I guess wheelchairs … More So they lowered him down through the roof
There is a cartoon character, Maxine, who once said, “Of course Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul. He never had to drive in a blizzard.” I remember driving in blizzards in the late 1970’s. My very first car, a 1969 Camaro was the envy of the neighborhood on a hot August day. But not … More Blizzards of times past
The following is a “free write” exercise from my writing class: [inspired by “Splish Splash”] Like most families growing up in the 1960’s, Saturday night bath time was a big event. My brother, sister and I would tell my mother, “Aww, I don’t want to take a bath.” But once I got in the tub, … More Splish Splash
My next door neighbor is a true Domestic Engineer. Mom of four, driver of “mom’s taxi service”, and Extreme Couponer. I will never be able to attain her status, but I do the best I can. Last week, my husband and I went grocery shopping. Before our trip, I read through the sale flyer for … More OSWC = On Sale, With Coupon
My friend emailed me to stop by, that she would have a dvd for me to borrow. I wrote back that I would be there at 2 pm. I was running a little early, so at 1:35 I pulled into her driveway. I turned off the car, stepped out, and closed the car door. Just then … More So I bought a lottery ticket
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My “homework” for my writing class was a choice between two things. First, using the lyrics from the song “Windy” write something. Second choice, quotes from the movie “Gone with the Wind.” I decided to put the homework sheet aside, and see what turned up. I figured lots of folks would decide to write about the leaves … More Windy
Joel is my guest blogger today: STAY ON MESSAGE A. We have a message to bring to the world. 1. There is a Gospel. “8 But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) “16 For God so loved the world, that he … More Stay on Message
Today started as many mornings do lately: My husband wakes me up, I vacuum in 2 or 3 cups of coffee, then we’re off to the gym. My foot is almost better, but still hurts, so I sit my butt in the hot tub and tell myself it’s ok to relax once in a while. … More Starting the morning in the hot tub
In July, my husband and I went to the Thousand Islands area of New York for an “Unplugged” vacation. We turned our phones off, ate ice cream, hiked in the woods, and fed the seagulls.. Here’s a pic I could never get again if I tried. I was throwing cracker bits to the seagulls, and … More Timing is Everything
I heard about “4th Genre” and I’m like, what the heck is that? So I trot off to Google… and find out that there were three: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry. Now there is “the fourth” —which is called “creative nonfiction.” Isn’t that kind of like “an embellished memoir in short spurts”???????!!!!!!! From what I have … More There is now a fourth genre for writing
Well I couldn’t just name it “Random Randomness Part 100″ could I? Anyway, I went to the Gym today, and got into the nice hot whirlpool slash hot tub. I was reading through the instructions posted on the wall. 1. Must be over 19 years of age. Check. Check. and Check. Hmm only 2 checks … More Whirlpool, Grapes and Lifeguards
Last night I attended my first Grief Share meeting, as I want relief and guidance on my “mourning journey.” There was a wonderful bunch of folks there. First we introduced ourselves, and talked about our loved one that we lost. Some people there had lost their adult children, in car accidents to drunk drivers! My … More My evening at Grief Share
Last night, my husband and I went to see author Dennis Lahane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island. I confess I did not read these books, but I loved the movies. Dennis had some advice for writers that made perfect sense to me. 1) The character must want something. I’ve heard this one a … More Random Randomness
Coffin icon (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The thing that really sucks about losing a close friend, besides obviously their death – is that it brings up all those other memories of feelings of losing others, the unresolved pain of losing a beloved grandmother, or a very rough breakup, or the ending of a job that you … More More Random thoughts on Grief
If no one reads this, that’s ok. I am trying to make sense of it all. It might never make sense. My cousin died a month ago. I miss him very much. That’s to be expected. Googling around the internet, and going in the library, there are thousands of writings to “help” you through the grieving … More Random thoughts on Grief
because he has to work tonite, and no joke…the guy across the street is PLAYING DRUMS. The house right across from my husband’s bedroom window. And there is a dog barking in the distance. WHY? Why does strange stuff happen?
** disclaimer. This is a barage of thoughts. It does not read like a short story, but just a lot of notes. (Too many notes.) Yesterday, I put on my new “leg brace” for my foot problem. (Long boring story) Anyway, I then decided to do my bible reading/prayer time. So I open up … More I don’t believe in coincidences
I must admit that WordPress has the best spamfilter I’ve ever encountered. Those programmers must have been filled to the brim with coffee and donuts on a regular basis to come up with such a sophisticated filter, that actually works. I’ve experienced 99% success with WordPress finding and flagging all those annoying messages in broken English. … More Can I get a Spam Filter on My Life?
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