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Photos from Recent Hikes
By Polly Castor on September 20, 2013Read moreThe weather the last few days has been crystalline. The deep blue skies, together with the humidity-free seventy degree...
00Way of Life App
By Polly Castor on September 19, 2013Read moreLast March, I had just finished reading The Power of Habit and I was convinced that focusing on good...
Our Son Has Legally Changed His Name
By Polly Castor on September 18, 2013Read moreOur son has legally changed his last name– which was the same as his father’s– to my grandmother’s maiden...
Printmaking Class
By Polly Castor on September 17, 2013Read moreHere are some photos of what my friends did in their printmaking class at camp...
Drawing and Painting by Others at Camp
By Polly Castor on September 16, 2013Read moreHere are some drawings and paintings done by friends at camp...
Creative Arts Camp Photos 2013
By Polly Castor on September 15, 2013Read moreWe had a great time at Creative Arts Camp this year. Besides classes, we had a Bible study each...
Two Oil Paintings Done at Camp
By Polly Castor on September 14, 2013Read moreThis year I took an all day memoir class at Creative Arts Camp instead of my usual painting class,...
My Bear Stories
By Polly Castor on September 13, 2013Read moreI was six on a trip out west with my family. As the youngest, I was standing on the...
Mark Twain’s Rules on Writing
By Polly Castor on September 12, 2013Read moreHere are Mark Twain's Rules of Writing (from Mark Twain's scathing essay on the Literary Offenses of James Fenimore...
Book Review: Handling the Truth
By Polly Castor on September 11, 2013Read moreI enjoyed this book and found it gives a good introduction to writing in the genre of memoir. The...
Memoir Class: First Day
By Polly Castor on September 10, 2013Read moreI am at Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine yet again – for my...
Please Pray About Syria
By Polly Castor on September 9, 2013Read moreCall me a peacenik, but I believe bombing is not a solution. And when the best minds and…