Tag Archives: writing

He’ll Need Someone Who Understands

Posted on October 30, 2013 by russtowne

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups, and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Children, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Love, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged dogs, farmer, heart-warming, Love, puppies, puppy, stories, writer, writing | 6 Comments

Clyde and Headliner.com

Posted on October 27, 2013 by russtowne

I just created a post regarding my definitions of success versus commercial success and provided an update regarding my books, and challenges, setbacks, and opportunities for same at Clyde and Friends. http://clydeandfriends.com/ Also, I saw a WordPress ad for Headliner.com. … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged challenges, childdren's books, children's stories, Clyde and Friends, clydeandfriends, opportunities, setbacks, writing | 6 Comments

A Magnificent Banquet

Posted on September 24, 2013 by russtowne

I believe that wanting to feel connected is a very real human need, but if by joining any group I am required to feel disconnected from any other part of humankind, the price of membership is too high. It would … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Choices, Community, Connection/Connecting, My Beliefs, Observations | Tagged author, books, choices, community, connected, disconnected, human need, non-fiction, stories, writer, writing | 10 Comments

A Request

Posted on September 24, 2013 by russtowne

If you have read and enjoyed my children’s books and stories, I’d greatly appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to say so at: KidLit Past and Present – Recommendation List Thank you! With Love, Russ

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged authors, children's books, children's stories, Steve Smy, stories, writing | 6 Comments

A 5-Run Homer!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by russtowne

In 2012 I experienced a most unusual baseball game between the Giants and the Yankees. During it I got to see a 5-run homer, a batter run the bases backwards, players skipping in the outfield and doing somersaults in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Children, Commitment, Compassion, Connection/Connecting, Fun, Heroes, Humor, Inspiring, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Youth | Tagged author, challenged, challenges, fun, heart-warming, humor, inspirational, joy, K-1, non-fiction, special ed teacher, Special Education, teacher, tears, Touching, uplifting, writer, writing | 13 Comments

“I Think You May Have Dropped This, Ma’am”

Posted on September 11, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I were out on the town with some other couples when an elderly woman who appeared quite down on her luck and perhaps homeless walked up to our group and asked if we were going in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Compassion, Generosity, Kindness | Tagged author, compassion, generosity, inspiring, kindness, non-fiction, non-fiction stories I've written, stories, writer, writing | 27 Comments

Who Would Do Something Silly Like That?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by russtowne

This experience may have been the most embarrassing of my life–-and considering how many such moments I’ve had, that is really saying something! Many years ago I’d volunteered to take a car load of stuff that my employer needed for … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Love, Marriage, Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, True Stories I've Written | Tagged epic fail, Family, humor, marriage, non-fiction, stories, Work, writer, writing | 13 Comments

With Love

Posted on September 6, 2013 by russtowne

You’ve probably noticed that I often sign off from my posts with the words, “With Love” followed by my name. In case you’ve ever wondered why, it is because I believe that anything I think, do, write, feel, or say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Wisdom, Writing | Tagged attention, author, do, Feel, heart, intention, lesson, Love, say, stories, wasted, wisdom, write, writer, writing | 13 Comments

The Word “Gratitude”

Posted on September 6, 2013 by russtowne

I believe that whoever originally coined the word “gratitude” must have consciously or sub-consciously combined the words “great” and “attitude”. I believe that one needs gratitude to have a great attitude. Or put another way, one can’t help but experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Gratitude, Observations | Tagged attitude, gratitude, great attitude, writer, writing | 11 Comments

A Memory-Making Adventure

Posted on September 4, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I are mostly homebodies, but knowing that variety is the spice of life, we occasionally do things as experimental adventures knowing that there is a decent chance we might not enjoy some of them but wanting to … Continue reading →