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A Joy Station Workbook: 101 Writing Prompts, Vol. 1 Daily creative writing prompts journal for adults or teens 101 writing prompts. One on each page. Great warm-ups to get your creative juices flowing or for self-discovery. Writing in freehand so your body can chime in with first-hand wisdom. Small enough to pop in your bag... Continue Reading →
Frozen-finger claw reaches from my hands blisters where I hold too tightly scraping at the surface of things dragging away death— remnants of things once green I try not to disturb what lives. Overhead, the wind loosens the hold of a hundred leaves. They rain down, no more attachment left, surrendered to the soil, sacrifices... Continue Reading →
I saw Wynton Marsalis speaking on Bill Maher’s "Real Time" and was moved to Listen to “The Ever Fonky Lowdown.” I’m not typically a jazz Listener, but I love satire and music. And humanity. “The Ever Fonky Lowdown” is a jaw-dropping example of how Art that has the power to transform society. I feel like... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s—in my father’s absence—there were a number of black men who were the fathers in my life. Some I knew as family friends. Two men, Rex and Charles, came close to being my stepfathers. Had it been a different time, Charles and my mother... Continue Reading →
Get a free copy of my eBook "Stories the Earth Told Me" from May 24, 2020 until May 28, 2020 on Amazon. Paperback copies are also available too. From the Prologue ~ The Tree of Life is not only for mystics. The trees around my childhood home were my closest companions. I nestled in their... Continue Reading →
Free eBook for #EarthDay Get your free copy of “The Caretaker of Tree Palace” eBook here. Available April 20, 2020 to April 24, 2020 to Honor our Mother on #EarthDay. Use #ReadToTrees to share the healing art you make. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lesson Plans The Caretaker of Tree Palace: #TeacherGuide introduction Chapter 1 – Fallen Chapter 2... Continue Reading →
FREE SCRIPT to use for educational projects of theatre and video production STUDENTS. If you use the script, share your pictures and videos here. I want to see what you create. The Canyon Flier by C. Dawn McCallum One-Act Play in the Style of Magical Realism Cast 1 F / 9 M* OLD ERNESTO ... Continue Reading →
I made a YouTube Playlist called "Stories with Dawn" that includes some of my short stories, video projects, and documentary shorts about The Pedestriennes by Harry Hall. Enjoy! For more stories, visit my Amazon Author page. https://www.amazon.com/C.-Dawn-McCallum/e/B001K8XLOS
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O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. Confirm... Continue Reading →
FREE SCRIPT to use for educational projects of theatre and video production STUDENTS. If you use the script, share your pictures and videos here. I want to see what you create. The Canyon Flier by C. Dawn McCallum One-Act Play in the Style of Magical Realism Cast 1 F / 9 M* OLD ERNESTO ... Continue Reading →
I used to make up songs when I was a little girl. I've caught myself singing my own songs again. They're songs for my story "The Caretaker of Tree Palace." Here are a couple of beginnings. Works in progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ZaScd_fgY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAlvU8fWFAE
“Praise be to Thee, O my God, Thou has guided me to the horizon of Thy Manifestation and made me known through Thy name. I beg of Thee, by the radiance of the light of Thy gifts, and the waves of Thy beneficence, to endow my utterance with inspiration from the traces of Thy Supreme... Continue Reading →
There’s a game I used to play when I was a kid. There’s not a name for this game, and I probably never told anyone I did it. If I did tell someone, they’d just think it was strange or they wouldn’t understand what I meant. But I played the game a lot. Every morning... Continue Reading →
I listened to the Guardian's live YouTube coverage of the impeachment hearings today. This was the shot the camera was at the recess. It's an image to ponder. I'm #thankful for those who have the courage to speak up and was moved by Lt. Col. Vindman's opening statement.
Thank God, one of the dozen stolen dogs has been found. Waxahachie is a magical place, somehow. I've had a certain fascination with it since I first heard the name as a child. My great grandparents, Clarence and Edna Mae, we're married here under a mimosa tree, I'm told. Clarence was a mysterious, big-nosed man... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/H1Dvg2MxQn8 ... takes my breath away. Delightful.
Someone in need of Resuscitation has been calling for this story tonight. So I'm posting it now even though it's not quite ready. It has bones; it has spirit. It's a rough draft of a story that's part of the "Woman Speaks Softly in a Small Room" series. I'll finish the story later, when I can... Continue Reading →
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