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Post #1 ~ The Day I Stopped Dancing – Memoir

By Nancy on July 19, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

Originally posted on Nancy Jean Walker – Loving Life Fully :
. I was four years old when Mom enrolled into dance classes. I studied ballet, jazz and tap. I had big dreams of dancing in the movies like Shirley Temple. Even though my life took some horrific twists, I…

Post #119 – Blue Moon, Lightning Bolts, Tranquility – A Poem

By Nancy on July 16, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Hanging onto a blue moon seeking stars on a cloudy night None to be found Hazy sun hides the orb of darkness and the sapphire sky melancholic drops tumble from above a jagged bolt of lightning splits the sky in two thunder rumbles like a runaway train and I, snuggled […]

Post #114 – Interruptions, Misery, and an Unexpected Surprise – A Poem

By Nancy on June 30, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Post #111 – I Am Dorothy – Only I Travel to Oz Via My Bed

By Nancy on June 19, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

I lose my glasses often. My aid laughs at me. (She is a good friend as well) because I am actually wearing them. Being confined to bed, I cannot travel, snap great photos, share adventures unless you’d like to hear about my thrilling doctors’ visits or maddening hospital […]

Post #105 – Unbroken, A Life-changing Story, Movie Review – No Spoilers

By Nancy on June 5, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Jack O’Connell as Louis Zamperini Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 25 nominations . . . A World War II story starring Jack O’Connell whose gripping portrayal of Olympian Louis Zamperini takes viewers’ emotions on a journey of chills, tears, shock, sheer admiration, terror, and unspeakable joy. […]

Post #104 – Happy Moments – and Why I Smile at Them

By Nancy on June 4, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Driving to the doctor’s office gazing at the backdrop of a radiant blue sky strewn with puffs of cotton candy clouds. I can’t see lovely scenes like this from the confines of my bed through my window blinds. My view lying on a gurney at the wound […]

Post #102 – Magical Hummingbirds and a Haiku

By Nancy on May 30, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

I love these precious little creatures. They make me smile so I wrote this haiku:

Post #101 – Dozens of Literary Agent Rejections & A Glimmer of Hope

By Nancy on May 29, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

After months of submissions to literary agents and after dozens of various types of rejections, I’m on the second level cusp of possibly landing a deal. But the publishing business is subjective; so are agents. As I gather the materials I need to send to this agency, I […]

Post #100 – Anniversary of Mom and Younger Brother – Never Forgotten

By Nancy on May 27, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

After the deaths of her own parents, my mother, Dolores, and six siblings landed in an orphanage. She detested being an orphan. Mom had written her feelings in a tattered notebook I acquired after she died: “I felt abandoned. I spent most of my time reading. I guess […]

Post #99 – Battling the Warzone of PTSD and Depression

By Nancy on May 26, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

It’s a never-ending daily assault. Sometimes I just shut down, hide under my covers, and play depressing songs for hours. And I never know when it is going to hit. I was fine when I woke up, now I have fallen into a pit that I cannot climb […]