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JUST FOR A MOMENT …

January 28, 2023 by cynthiarogan 2 Comments

Whether we mean to or not, we make assumptions. I was in the middle of making a big dinner when I ran out of milk for one of the dishes. The convenience store a few blocks away was, of course, convenient, but the line was a mile long. I picked up the milk and took my place behind a tiny gray-haired woman in a tattered plaid coat. When it was her turn, she placed several cans of … [Read more...] about JUST FOR A MOMENT …

CRIME ABOUT IT! #1–Glenda the Bad Witch

July 12, 2022 by cynthiarogan Leave a Comment

Glenda’s name may have meant good and kind, but she was the supervisor from Hell. Her most famous words were, “Rules are there for a reason,” but after a while, it became clear that the rules were for everyone but Glenda.  She arrived one morning looking like she’d walked out of an 80s Whitesnake video—without the cloud of smoke. But we didn’t need smoke to warn us. … [Read more...] about CRIME ABOUT IT! #1–Glenda the Bad Witch

Why Did They Do That?

February 10, 2021 by cynthiarogan 4 Comments

Like many of us, I was a shy kid. It was hard for me to make friends.   I know now—I was just an introvert trying to build one-to-one relationships in a world of group settings.  We didn’t talk about “feelings” in my family, so I had to figure my own way around it. One day I realized that if I changed my perspective, I could be much more comfortable in … [Read more...] about Why Did They Do That?

HAVE A !%$*&@! DAY

October 2, 2017 by cynthiarogan Leave a Comment

My gym schedules regular aquatic exercise classes. On those days, I have to get there at just the right time. I have to squeeze myself between the scheduled classes. Normally, that’s fine. Today, there was someone in each lane. Now, we’re required to share a lane if necessary, but it can be a tight squeeze. Sometimes squashing my swimming into half a lane irritates my … [Read more...] about HAVE A !%$*&@! DAY

On this day, I write

October 26, 2011 by cynthiarogan 3 Comments

Robert Dugoni opened the Surrey conference I just attended. "On this day, I write," was the ending phrase of his speech. If you'd like to hear it, please click here. It is inspirational. Thanks to Robert Dugoni, I began the conference reminded of why I write. Thanks to Robert McCammon, and Robynn Sheahan, and Russell Turney, I left the conference reminded of why I … [Read more...] about On this day, I write

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