NOTE: For a fun change of pace, we invited several of our fellow retreat writers to write guest posts for our blog.
Here’s the first such post. It comes courtesy of our dear friend and fellow writer, Dorothy Van Soest. She has written three novels and is actively writing her fourth. Check out her work at dorothyvansoest.com. In a previous life, Dorothy chaired the Department of Social Work at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Thank you, Dorothy, for joining our RoadBroads team today!
—Melanie and Ellen
When Persistence Pays Off
To subscribe to the RoadBroads blog, check each box that has a storefront in it. Check. Check. Check.
I click on the continue icon. The words “try again” pop up on my computer screen. What? How could I have failed such a simple test? I try again.
This time the instructions are different. Check each box that has a road sign in it. Sounds easy enough. But I’m nervous. What if I fail again?
I click on a box that clearly has a street sign on it. No problem. But what about the box with only a partial street sign on it. Does that count? Should I check it? I take the chance. A few more checks and I hold my breath, then click the continue button. I passed! I’m in!
I go to the blog and start reading. Trust me, it is worth it!
What a delight to join the trek of two women across three states, from Houston to Boulder.
What a grand accounting of their experiences in Boulder, the taste of the town, the challenges and joys of being here, what it’s like to be in community with fellow writers of which I am honored to be a member.
What a delight it is to open an email every morning that directs me to their latest adventures.
Thank you, Melanie and Ellen, for bringing us all into your lives and experiences.
And for those of you who are thinking of subscribing, believe me it’s worth it, even if you have to try…and try again.