Category Archives: Daily Sentence

Who says you have to write a novel? Or even an essay? Sometimes a sentence is plenty.

The Story of The Life Literary’s and the Daily Sentence’s Conception and Birth

Posted on January 24, 2018 by literarylee

August 28, 2009 Today I rushed to the Kennedy Center to get stuck there during a rain.  Black clouds sailed into view.  Lightning flashed.  The storm approached rapidly, but I made it ahead of the rain.  Naughty fellow, rushing away from … Continue reading →

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A Sentence A Day Gives a Blog Much to Say

Posted on September 28, 2012 by literarylee

I got an email from someone who discovered  Carrot and Honey, my other blog, and sent me the following email: Hello! I stumbled across your blog and noticed your “contact me” section.  There, you indicated that you are willing to … Continue reading →

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One Month – 21 Sentences

Posted on February 2, 2012 by literarylee

This idea is a winner.  After one month of keeping a calendar journal, I have collected 21 sentences describing events, ideas and memories from over the last 31 days.  Though only one month has passed, I’m surprised to discover I … Continue reading →

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Keep a Calendar Journal– Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2012 by literarylee

Keep a Calendar Journal Part 1 So why would someone want to keep a journal on a calendar, writing a sentence a day for two, four, five or even seven days a week?  Here are a few reasons: 1. At … Continue reading →

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Keep a Calendar Journal – Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2012 by literarylee

Listen up!  This idea is a winner, a very doable and fun way to add a few thoughtful words to your life.  It’s easy.  I’m adding this to all the other word things I am already doing in 2012.  You could … Continue reading →

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Hark! Hark! Commuter Song

Posted on October 5, 2011 by literarylee

Hark!  Listen!  Do you hear it?  Commuter song rings through the bus.  I hear the sweet-cynical laughing chitter-chatter of jovial workers traveling to the Federal mines, endless warrens of office after office after office, sunless caves they burrow into day after … Continue reading →

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Still Going Strong

Posted on September 27, 2011 by literarylee

September 27, 2011 Picked a dozen or so okra, a creamy yellow sweet pepper, a mess of green beans and two cucumbers today near the end of September.  The Lorelei continues to produce, continues to pump out the produce and … Continue reading →

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Approaching Armada

Posted on August 31, 2011 by literarylee

Tall clouds loomed high in the west, an approaching armada, sails furled purposefully.  The rising sun touched the topmost sheets, painting them a faint pink, mauve, a splash of bright against the blue sky above and the steely gray below, … Continue reading →

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The Quiet

Posted on July 2, 2011 by literarylee

No music of our own, we listened to the quiet which wasn’t so quiet once we listened awhile.

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Gold for the Taking

Posted on May 26, 2011 by literarylee

I’ve never seen the river like this before.  Here at a wide stretch just south of the airport that sits on its banks, the water is a huge, swollen lake, ponderous from a week of rain.  The ample waters reflect … Continue reading →

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