by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 30, 2015 | Family, Grandparenting, Writing
Today I find myself watching the owl carefully. Its head does not move, but its eyes follow me as I stand up and go to answer the door. I take it down from the mantel and take it with me. “Why are you holding the owl, Grandma?” “I’m not sure....
by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 28, 2015 | Family, Writing
Taking a Detour I’ve decided to do something different this week. As I foolishly announced when I first began this blog last December, I am writing a novel. Well, was writing a novel. Between one thing and another, the manuscript has been untouched since last...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jun 8, 2015 | Community, Family, Grandparenting, Writing
Composing an Idea In an earlier article, I wrote about beginning a six week writing project with fourth graders in a local public school (also see Writing and Reading with Children, March 30, 2015). It was a wonderful experience, and the children eventually wrote...