PostsCommentsPayoutsjoenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Seven of Pearls in the MountainsChapter Seven I chose to make the Ocoee drive early in the morning instead of the night before. I left at six for…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Six of Pearls in the MountainsClimbing the steps of the bus was like stepping into a thick wall of silence and dread. I took the dogs out and came…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Six of Pearls in the MountainsChapter Six Sammy had a lowland boil going. His large wrap around deck was arranged with tables and chairs…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Five of Pearls in the MountainsThe second morning waking with Mary was much more delightful. My head felt clear. The world was starting to lighten…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Six of Pearls in the MountainsChapter Six Sammy had a lowland boil going. His large wrap around deck was arranged with tables and chairs…joenorwood (51)in #health • 6 years agoHealthy ThoughtsI’ve been having these thoughts lately. I guess I need to flesh them out. They’re thoughts about health, science…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Five of Pearls in the MountainsChapter Five “Hey!” “Hey, river rat!” I said. “You’ve been gone for a good while.” I had a small fire going.…joenorwood (51)in #musicwaybackchallenge • 6 years ago7-Day Wayback Music Challenge: Day Five - AltheaAfter the smoke and the dust settled, I found this part of my life. So here's to life on the road as a river gypsy…joenorwood (51)in #whitewater • 6 years agoMake a SplashIt's your stories that remind me of my stories. The more you live, and the more you share, the more I remember.joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoFrom Chapter Four of Pearls on the MountainsAt Jaws, the right side where we were at was all rock, great bones of earth rising up from the water and…joenorwood (51)in #musicwaybackchallenge • 6 years ago7-Day Wayback Music Challenge: Day Four - The Dam at Otter CreekThe summer of 1995. I was STILL trying to finish college. Clay and I were right up front for this show. It was an…joenorwood (51)in #musicwaybackchallenge • 6 years ago7-Day Wayback Music Challenge: Day Three - Fade Into You1994 I think I felt every breath that year. Each breath was a labor...painful and difficult to take. I had just…joenorwood (51)in #musicwaybackchallenge • 6 years ago7-Day Wayback Music Challenge: Day Two - ShoutIn the summer of 1985, I was 13 years old, and my world was an inferno. I lived in an old civil war plantation mansion…joenorwood (51)in #musicwaybackchallenge • 6 years agoSeven Day Wayback Music Challenge Day One: Come UndoneWhen you wake in the morning and some song is playing in your head that seems to have no business being there...you…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoChapter Three From Pearls in the MountainsI've published part of this recently, but in keeping with my goal, I'm going to post the entire chapter here. I hope…joenorwood (51)in #novel • 6 years agoChapter Two From Pearls in the MountainsChapter Two My head was splitting when I woke up a few hours later, still before dawn. I don’t drink often anymore.…joenorwood (51)in #mountains • 6 years agoI Am So NothingI prefer to write in fiction, and there is a huge difference between the structure and intent of story telling, and…joenorwood (51)in #romance • 6 years agoFrom Chapter One of Pearls in the Mountains...I really liked this young woman. When we got to the top of the mountain, I pulled into the wide space to the right…joenorwood (51)in #writing • 6 years agoI'm TryingI wake up pretty early in the mornings...early enough that it's still dark...early enough that it takes time to catch…joenorwood (51)in #story • 6 years agoFrom Chapter One of Pearls in the MountainsChapter One “Why don’t you go back?” Her attention was fully on me and there was no judgment. She waited for the…