Tag Archives: TRDC

And the Band Plays On

Posted on August 2, 2011 by My Pajama Days

I learned piano at age seven, but when I was given the choice of instruments in 6th grade, I chose the oboe. I wanted to be the duck from Peter and the Wolf, its voice charming and independent. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Prompts | Tagged growing up, life lessons, memoir writing, mentors, musician, oboe player, pain and possibility, personal essay, RemembeRed, TRDC | 7 Comments

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Posted on July 26, 2011 by My Pajama Days

I have spent ten Christmas drives from Michigan to Texas planning where to eat. Twenty-five hours is a long time to fantasize about food. Only getting to eat perfectly seasoned white meat at Chick-Fil-A, creamy bean and cheese tacos at … Continue reading →

Posted in My Pajama Ponderings | Tagged breast feeding, food cravings, humor, lesson learned, memoir, motherhood, Niki's Tokyo Inn, nursing, parenting mistakes, RemembeRed, Texas, TRDC | 11 Comments

Undeveloped

Posted on July 24, 2011 by My Pajama Days

This week’s Red Writing Hood writing prompt was to write only a 400 word post using the following picture for inspiration. Usually I focus on non-fiction writing, but this week I thought I would try something different and write fiction. … Continue reading →