I don’t remember writing the story in 2012 or so. What I do remember is that early on in our relationship I might say to Steve as we hiked, “Ah, we’ve come to a fork in the road. Which one do we take?” And his response was always something to the effect, “If there’s a fork in the road, pick it up.” Not so helpful a reply in the moment but more helpful creatively than I ever imagined. The seeds were planted so when one day a little girl asked me to make up a story about a stone in my rock collection … well, the following story somehow evolved. https://www.creativity-portal.com/articles/cynthia-staples/long-walk.html
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the long walk revisited
Posted in Inspiration, tagged color, fantasy, forks, green, imagination, Inspiration, journeys, life, musing, musings, storytelling on August 14, 2022| 3 Comments »
hot off the press: the long walk
Posted in Contributing Writer, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged children, colors, Contributing Writer, Creativity Portal, forks, imagination, muse, nature, Photography, roads, storytelling, travel on September 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
What do forks have to do with a long walk? Well, just click the picture or on this link to find out. Find a tale inspired by my interactions with a five-year old who has grown adept at asking “can you make up a story about [fill in the blank],” and my interactions with a 50-plus year old who has the spirit of a five-year old who tells me quite often what he will do with a fork in the road.
With such muses in my life, how could I not write this tale? Please enjoy and let me know what you think.
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