The Power in the Word "Today..."

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First, a huge Thank you to new subscribers! I’ve had a few of you recently “go paid” and send along personal notes about your choice and why. Such notes and support mean the world! And I’ve responded, only to have it appear that my replies are not reaching you.

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And on to the post!

I had to use this picture.

What is it? A junkshop? A messy rec-room? Certain pieces in it would signal such possibilities. But it’s the specificity of the Raggedy Andy that catches my eye. And the photograph appears to be a polaroid—always a curious choice. Who took it and why?

The general and the specific. Are you aware of these in your writing and story-telling? And of when you use one and then the other… and how you move back and forth?