by jo | Aug 19, 2015 | Everyday Stories, fitness and health, Jos __ before __ Birthday lists, Memoir & Essays, Travel
A quick story: I was out disk golfing (courtesy of my Jo’s 26 before 26 list I’m now a regular disk golfer). We came up to a pin and there was something in the pin. “What is that?” I asked my friend Brian who was closer to it. “It’s...
by jo | Aug 11, 2015 | fiction writings & poetry, The "New" Challenge
Note: These are just in the order I wrote them. I’m including all 12 for posterity, but 1, 4, 5, 10, and 12 are my favorites. #1 10.26.14 Fear of Fragile All of us are dying, that’s the crux of life Life weights you down like a child on your knee ticking off the...
by jo | Jun 23, 2015 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays, Travel
I convinced her to do the hike with me. It’s called the Devil’s Punch Bowl. Some of the reviews and bloggers were surprisingly dramatic about how hard of a hike it is and how much water you need to bring with you. (One blogger suggested something like 5 gallons per...
by jo | May 19, 2015 | Everyday Stories
My brother sent me a post on facebook recently that I loved. It didn’t have any information on it, so it’s hard to verify if it’s true or not, but it said, “There are libraries around the world where you can check out a person as a living book and listen to their...
by jo | Apr 28, 2015 | Everyday Stories, Travel
Dear Denver, I came to you 8 months ago with my life packed into my Toyota Camry. It was a long drive. 18 hours of leaving my past behind. My own tears surprised me as I drove away from my family standing on the porch of my parent’s house, waving as they watched me...