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About joanneeddy

Writer living in North Carolina. Originally from upstate New York. I love my family, my community, and my friends, and embrace 'living deliberately' in the world, trying to make a difference. I have written an as yet unpublished book, The Call, an epic fantasy with historical fiction and folklore elements. My blog is for other writers, for those who love a good read, and for all who, like me, are looking to find and live their call.

Shall We Listen to the Mockingbird?

Posted on October 5, 2016 by joanneeddy

When I first got to North Carolina, I was invited to dinner at a colleague’s home. As we sat on her tree-lined patio at dusk, the lilting song of a bird rose over our heads. In New York, I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings | Tagged 2016 Election, bullies, bullying, Donald Trump, Is Trump suited to be president, Listen to the Mockingbird, mocking, Trump, Trump as a bully, Trump is a mockingbird, Trump unsuited to be president, Why vote, why vote against Trump | 24 Comments

Siren Song – The Call of Autumn

Posted on September 28, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Autumn is the Mellow Time.” William Allingham “Delicious Autumn, my very soul is wedded to it…” George Elliot The last several mornings on my back porch have been filled with Goldilocks perfection, just warm enough, just cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings | Tagged Autumn, change of the seasons, colored leaves in autumn, fall, fall fog, harvest, life's bounty, migrating geese, migrating geese in autumn, poetry about geese, poetry for fall, Siren Song, Siren Song the Call of Autumn, the bounty of fall, The Call of Autumn, the calls of geese, the fullness of life | 15 Comments

Birthdays and Living In the Moment

Posted on September 21, 2016 by joanneeddy

Listen to the Salutation of the Dawn: Look to this day, for it is Life. It is the very life of Life. And in its brief course will lie All the verities and realities Of our existence… The bliss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings | Tagged Birthdays, Frank Sinatra, Gonna dance, gonna fly, life perspectives on aging, Live in the Moment, Live till I die, Look to this day, the present is all we have, the wisdom of aging, Today well lived, today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, worry, worry undermines your joy in the present | 26 Comments

United We Stand – On Being the Unity We Seek

Posted on September 17, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Put one foot in front of the other. Turn off your TV. Power down your phone, say hi to your neighbor, and introduce yourself to a stranger. Connect. Be the unity you seek.” Joe Quinn Monday morning on … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged American persistence, Be the Unity, Be the Unity you seek, Fail better. Samuel Beckett, Finding Unity, Joe Quinn, lessons from 9 11, Never give up, never quit, New York Times Be the Unity you seek, Roger Cohen, Try try again, Unity | 6 Comments

Memories of a 9/11 Responder – Ground Zero Remembered

Posted on September 11, 2016 by joanneeddy

Today is the 15th Anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. I served at Ground Zero with The Salvation Army for several weeks in the immediate aftermath, arriving in New York City on September 14th. … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged 9 11 Fifteenth Anniversary, 9 11 Memorial and Museum, 9 11 Remembered, 9/11 Museum, 911 Disaster, 911 Memorial, A 911 Memoire, A memorial of 9 11 Serving the First Responders, FDNY at Ground Zero, Ground Zero, Ground Zero Museum, In the Ashes, In the Ashes of My Brothers, On serving at Ground Zero, Planes crash into Twin Towers, Terrorist Attacks on 9 11, The Salvation Army at Ground Zero, Twin Towers, Twin Towers Attack, World Trade Center, World Trade Center site | 19 Comments

Finding Your Call

Posted on September 7, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Finding your calling — it’s not passive. When people have found their calling, they’ve made tough decisions and sacrifices in order to do the work they were meant to do. In other words, you don’t just ‘find’ your calling — you … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged 7 Lessons by Dave Isay, Creating a meaningful life, Dave Isay, Finding a calling, finding meaning in life, Finding the purpose of life, Finding the work you were meant to do, Finding the world's need, Frederick Buechner, Living you call, On finding your call, the Missing Piece, What to do if you feel unfulfilled | 21 Comments

To Live the Dream

Posted on August 30, 2016 by joanneeddy

“You’ve got to accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, and Don’t mess with Mister In-Between. You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum, Bring gloom down to the minimum, Have faith… or pandemonium Liable … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged accentuate the positive, American optimism, American positivism, Be positive, Believing in Possibilities, Dream, embracing the future, Embracing the future rather than holding on to the past, facing the future, forward looking, live your dream, living your dream, Optimism instead of pessimism, Possibilities for the future, Texas Tenors, the American dream, the need to be positive, To Live our dreams, You Should Dream | 17 Comments

There’s No Place Like Home

Posted on August 24, 2016 by joanneeddy

“When you look into my eyes And you see the crazy gypsy in my soul It always comes as a surprise When I feel my withered roots begin to grow Well I never had a place that I could call … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged a place to call our own, Billy Joel, facing retirement, Home is where the heart is, Putting down new roots in retirement, retirement, retiring, There's no place like home, What is Home?, You're my home | 12 Comments

Notes in the Margin – On Writing

Posted on August 17, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Fiction is the Truth behind the lie.” Stephen King A month ago, Wordsmith Writers, my writing group, decided to share a book on writing. This week we will discuss the beginning section of “On Writing: A Memoire of the Craft” by Stephen King. … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Fiction is the truth behind the lie, how to write, Notes in the Margin, rewrite to take out everything that is not the story, Stephen King, Stephen King On Writing, where do ideas come from, Wordsmith Writers, Writing | 5 Comments

The Phenomenon of Rage

Posted on August 10, 2016 by joanneeddy

“The critical distinction between anger and rage is related to time and intensity. Anger tends to arise “in the moment,” generating intensity that usually leads to an emotional release that quickly reduces tension. When it is denied expression, the intensity … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged America ad the Phenomenon of Rage, anger, Anger and Politics, anger in the 2016 election, anger non-college educated men, anger of the unemployed, anger unexpressed becomes rage, angers evolution into rage, Dr. Kenneth Hardy, job loss and anger, politics in 2016, Rage, The Phenomenon of Rage, the rage of the blue collar workers, Trump followers | 21 Comments

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