Skip to content
  • A Little About Me
  • Free Newsletter!

Ramblings and Ruminations

Thoughts about whatever interests me or I'm working on

  • Home
  • Books
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • Games
  • Journaling
  • Learning
  • Music
  • Thinking
  • Uncategorized
  • Visuals
  • Writings

Category: Writings

Contains essays, stories, and poetry

  • Home
  • Writings
Writings

Some Invented Holidays

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Allen

Holiday When Observed Break Up With Your Sweetheart Day On Tuesday, the week before Valentine’s Day Losing Weight Resolution Doesn’t Work Day The day after

Read More
Writings

Things You Shouldn’t Bring to A Baseball Game

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Allen

I attended the spring training season opener between Cincinnati and Cleveland at Goodyear Ball Park and after seeing the long security lines I was prompted

Read More
Visuals Writings

February 2026 Vacation by the Numbers: Destination Goodyear, AZ

March 1, 2026March 10, 2026 Allen

You can see some watercolor sketches that I made during our trip here. Pen and ink drawings are here.

Read More
Journaling Writings

Chocolate is for Valentines Day: A Poem

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 Allen

Chocolate kisses, for my missus Chocolate hearts, just a start Chocolate by Dove, for my love Nothing says I love you, like a heart shaped

Read More
Journaling Writings

Thinking of Hearts On Valentines Day: An Exercise in Brainstorming and Free Association

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 Allen

I grabbed a piece of paper and tried to think of things that refer to hearts. Try it! Make your own list. This post shares

Read More
Books Writings

Learning Methods in the Star Wars Universe

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 Allen

The story arcs in this 1200 Plus page omnibus focus on Jedi history thousands of years before the timeline of the first Star Wars movie.

Read More
Journaling Writings

On Reviewing Old Notebooks-Part 4: Don’t Look Back (An original poem)

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 Allen

Don’t Look Back  Don’t look backKeep going-don’t stopYou can’t returnTo what you lost Don’t look backShuffle off to the stationTake a trainTo your next destination

Read More
Fitness Writings

13 Kinds of People You See At the Gym

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 Allen

I began teaching group exercise classes in 2002 and began personal training a few years after that. In my fitness journey, I’ve noticed some common

Read More
Journaling Writings

On Reviewing Old Notebooks-Part 3: At the Bus Station

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Allen

Object writing is a technique where you describe scenes or characters using various senses to capture important details. Here is a piece I wrote in

Read More
Journaling Writings

On Reviewing Old Notebooks/Sketchbooks (Part 2)-What Is a Journal?

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025 Allen

You can read Part 1 here. Here is an entry from October 10, 2005 Journal A place to record your hopes, aspirations, and dreams-whether in

Read More

Posts pagination

1 2 … 5 Next
  • Red Lentil and Tofu Curry
  • Vacation Watercolors
  • Vacation Pen and Ink Sketches
  • THINGS TO PUT INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK
  • Some Invented Holidays

All Rights Reserved 2026.
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Fairy by Candid Themes.