Category Archives: VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX

WORDSMITH 101*

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Welcome to Wordsmith 101. In much the same way as a personal trainer’s fortitude and determination sculpts slabs of sagging flesh into taught, defined muscle and the swordsmith’s attention to detail forges a molten lump of steel into a keen, sturdy blade, so does a wordsmith wield the … Continue reading →

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NO WORDS, but for three

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Rest In Peace

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If

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

If no one sees my tears, Does it mean I do not cry?

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SONG OF MY SELF ~ An Introspection

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

While filing snippets of writing exercises, prompts, and ideas jotted on napkins in dark restaurants, I came across a poem I wrote using the first line in Walt Whitman’s 1892 poem “Song of Myself” as a starting point… “I celebrate … Continue reading →

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GONE FISHING

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

With my motivation batteries out of juice and my head entrenched in a word cloud crammed full of ideas, yet unable to reel in the one which will inspire this post, I’ve decided to go fishing. Not your typical jump in your boat, push off, … Continue reading →

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BEING THE CHANGE

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Steady now – okay, I’ve got it. Sometimes one soap box isn’t enough. Sometimes, when there’s so much going on, you’ve got to step it up a notch and kill two birds with one stone no, uh, maybeeee, bake two cakes in one … Continue reading →

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CURIOUS INCIDENT WITH MY DOGS IN THE DAYTIME

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

On the heels of National Dog Day I’d like to shared this update on a former post: The disgruntled residents of Tibroningham may rest easier tonight knowing that Self Appointed Pooper-scooper Sherri M. is hard at work making our world a cleaner place to live. Earlier this week, … Continue reading →

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Please Help – We Have To Take A Stand

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Originally posted on Unload and Unwind:
As a rule I try to keep the weekend posts here at Unload and Unwind to more humorous topics as a way of taking a step back from the more serious pieces that I…

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BREAKING SILENCE – A Pet Peeve Comes to Light

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“Just let it out Margo!” my daughter urged. She started calling me Margo at a young age, whenever yelling “Mom! Mom! Mom!” didn’t get my attention. Clearly, she thought I had been keeping silent too long. An hour of heavy … Continue reading →

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