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Feb 22 • Martha Conway
Football and the Parallel Universe
I can’t say much about football.
Feb 9 • Martha Conway
Bit o'Inspiration
Your voice as stained glass
Jan 30 • Martha Conway
Cut whatever bores you
my 2026 writing rules
Jan 20 • Martha Conway
A thing is a thing
I was walking down the street and I noticed a young girl—eight or nine years old, I’d guess—moving her arms around in different poses on the sidewalk…
Dec 18, 2025 • Martha Conway
McDog
Yup, that's his name
Dec 12, 2025 • Martha Conway
Now We Are 100
My sister Therese, chronicler of the Stories of Elmford, has a phrase she likes to use: “Gifted with a magic oomph.” I have that phrase taped up under…
Nov 14, 2025 • Martha Conway
Hello darkness
my old friend
Nov 2, 2025 • Martha Conway
500 Words
500 Words
One-minute reads on inspiration and humor in the creative life. I should have named this 100 Words!
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