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Three Years Old

2/10/2018

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February has lots of celebrations.
 
There’s St. Valentine’s Day and Presidents' Day, of course, and this year, the Super Bowl was on the first Sunday of
the month.  February is also Black History Month, as well as Canned Fruit Month, Great American Pie Month and even
An Affair to Remember Month.
 
But for me, this time in the calendar means a special anniversary.
 
Girl Clown Dancing is three years old. 
 
Broken down, that’s another 25 (or so) essays on a bounty of topics, some harder to write than others.  No matter
what the subject, this blog provides not only a space to say what I want to say; it's also a forum for polishing
my writing.   And, too, GCD is a venue for readers to voice their opinions; tell their stories, and sometimes, join a
like-minded community. 
 
I’m a journalist, not a memoirist, so essays almost always include facts and figures and news. Thus, while not meant to convince readers to agree with my opinion, many of the posts have information that some may not have known about prior to reading the post.
 
Stories this last year include seeing our flag at half-mast (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/half-mast); global warming in the beach town where I live (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/heat), and buying groceries for strangers (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/my-grocery-store-challenge).  Also, The Teenage Daughter moved away, so I wrote about becoming an empty nester (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/empty-nest).
 
Serious topics were addressed, too.
 
These included sexual harassment in my own back yard (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/terms-of-endearment); an obituary for a hometown hero I wish I had had the chance to meet (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/a-requiem), and what the future might hold for entry level workers (https://hilaryrobertsgrant.weebly.com/blog/working).   
 
This year, my promise to you is to keep writing. 

10 Comments
Mary Catt
2/10/2018 04:50:12 pm

Keep up the great work, Hilary. Always interested in your insights!

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Hilary Grant
2/10/2018 05:36:05 pm

**Thank you**!

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leslie spoon
2/10/2018 06:57:26 pm

Hilary I enjoy all of them so keep it up. Even the ones on cooking and I hate to cook!!!!

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Hilary A Grant
2/10/2018 07:06:23 pm

Aw, thanks. Per the writing workshop in Guatemala, I am going to be harder on myself this year, planning to do tighter edits and write "pictures to the story" as much as possible. : )

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Susan Jordan
2/10/2018 11:19:56 pm

Happy Anniversary, Hilary! Keep 'em coming. :)

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Hilary A Grant
2/11/2018 10:40:36 am

I plan to! Leaner and tighter, too. I can see a difference from 2015 to now, but hopefully, you'll notice these for-the-better changes even more this year. :)

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Larry Grant
2/14/2018 09:08:01 am

You are a good mentor through your life and writing. I love you!

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Hilary Grant
2/14/2018 03:17:39 pm

Thank you. xo

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kerri fisher
2/15/2018 10:10:00 pm

Happy Anniversary! I have enjoyed reading each one. Compelling, educational, prescient.

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Hilary
3/5/2018 10:28:41 am

Awww, thanks! :)

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