Author Archives: Nan Mykel

About Nan Mykel

At 79, I was just about to stop keeping a journal, but that felt like accepting that growth was finished. I don't want to be finished, yet! I'm 80 now, and struggling to communicate with you, if you'll come and set awhile. P.S. My how time flies! I'm 82 now.

My Grandmother Said…

Posted on January 15, 2019

I’m 83, and after listening to the radio as a child I asked my grandmother if we hated Hitler. She said, “We don’t hate Hitler, we just hate his ways.” On a tangential note, I used to think of myself … Continue reading →

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Super Naive Question

Posted on January 14, 2019

Are candidates for president vetted? Just wondering…

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More Thoughts on Shame and Guilt

Posted on January 14, 2019

(I punched the wrong button somewhere along the line and can’t post images any more. My screen says: (Technological message doesn’t print on blog, just Dashboard). If anyone knows what to do please advise. Back to this post: [Well, there … Continue reading →

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Words and Feet – Reblog from Kim M. Russell and dVerse

Posted on January 12, 2019

Originally posted on writing in north norfolk:
We welcomed them eighty years ago from the shadows of the night of broken glass to the streets of Britain and beyond, child refugees, hungry and scared, in need of homes. History should…

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Countryside Wisdom – Carol J. Forrester Reblog from dVerse

Posted on January 12, 2019

Originally posted on Writing and Works:
I always greet red dawns with caution. Farmer’s daughter, I turn over countryside sayings like hard-boiled sweets in my mouth. The syrup long since sucked from the center, now all crunch and brittle, the…

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Why Shame and Guilt?

Posted on January 12, 2019

Some point out that guilty feelings keep our conscience in shape. But does excessive wallowing in feelings of guilt or shame help anything? How can making myself miserable make sense? Perhaps a masochist might try it, but believe me there’s … Continue reading →

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CHANGE

Posted on January 7, 2019

  CHANGE It’s bright orange Out of place Needs to be scratched, And popped. Unease, unsure Don’t like it, Kinda frightening, Palpitations, Grumpy, crawling Foreboding… Image: pocket.watch

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