clutter Archives - Darcy Wiley

Sidestep the Poet’s Pitfall {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 19}

by Darcy Wiley | Nov 15, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Pocket Change, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}

In previous lines of work, when I sat at the teacher’s desk adapting curriculum for little English language learners, or when I wrote and edited and created design full-time for church ministries, I’d hear the bell ring or watch the clock tick to 5:30 to close out my...

West Palm Runaway {Gift from the Sea 2: Channelled Whelk}

by Darcy Wiley | Jun 18, 2012 | Buttons & Thread, Gift from the Sea ~ Summer Book Club 2012, Sweet Tea

In the year that I turned two, I bid farewell to both of my grandmothers. Elsie flew away to Heaven. And Mamie bought a one-way bus ticket to West Palm Beach. If you would have asked me as a toddler what made her pack her bags for the Sunshine State, I would have said...