by Deborah Bayer | Apr 7, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
E is for Everyday Everyday, humdrum, quotidian. It’s where the story starts. It’s the ordinary world before Rumpelstiltskin comes along with his call to adventure. Most stories don’t spend very much time at this stage of the story; it’s just the jumping-off point. The...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 4, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
When I was flailing, floundering in a toxic work environment, I didn’t know how to get out. My inner peacemaker was at war with my need to stand up for myself. I found my way out in a graceful way that honored harmony and let me survive. I followed my curiosity to an...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 3, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
About six months after I finished all of my cancer treatments, I was finally able to write a poem about it. I was at a writers’ conference, and I was given a prompt to write a poem that had a car in it. This is what came out. Pucker (originally published...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 2, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
Today, I offer a piece of flash creative nonfiction. I Will Not Let You Go Unless You Bless Me I’ve been managing, just. With planning and budgeting of time and energy, I have made it through the last five days of doing the work of three people. I send a text to Diane...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 1, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
As a woman in the helping professions, I have struggled with finding my voice. I have struggled especially with expressing anger in a graceful, professional way. These are the things that have helped me. Mindfulness meditation. Daily meditation helps me regain my...
by Deborah Bayer | Mar 17, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
Challenge Accepted! Beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2020, I will be posting on the theme “Stepping Stones on the Path of Transformation.” Since this challenge coincides with National Poetry Month, each post will be related to poetry in some way, whether...
