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Marsha

Hi, I'm Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince's sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.

#Story Chat: Jenny’s Bumpy Start

Introducing Story Chat - a unique way to promote Hobby Bloggers who love to write.

Priorhouse on Blog Challenges with Marsha Ingrao @ Always Write

Somehow I messed up and missed this great summary post […]

Book Chat: The People Under the Stairs

Scary as it was, there was a deeper message to Hugh Roberts short story than a mere Halloween horror story.

#CFFC: White or Cream Colors Before COVID 19

Lens Artist Photo Challenge #124 Before and After The entire world is adjusting to life after COVID. Now Vince plays free poker online and complains about it every time he […]

Awkward Seating Starring in #CBWC

#Any Kind of Seating Cee’s Black and White Challenge invitation this week was to take pictures of any kind of seating. Do you remember crawling over people to get to […]

Enjoying the Auburn Glow of Autumn Friends in the Neighborhood

In Lens-Artists Challenge #123 – Found in the Neighborhood, Anne Christine […]

Sunday Stills: Fall Color Challenge—Shades of #Auburn

Originally posted on Second Wind Leisure Perspectives:
Welcome to this month’s Fall color challenge. In October we explored the color ochre and its…

AND The 2020 Carrot Ranch Writing Rodeo’s Third Event Winner Is:

Today, I am proud to announce the winners of the […]

Sunday Stills: Decorate with the Weathered Look

I think Terri Webster Schrandt chose this topic just for […]

Tanka Tuesday: Moving in a Week

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! SENRYU IN ENGLISH: Traditional 5/7/5, Current 3/5/3, and Current 2/3/2 syllable structure. A Senryu is written about love, a personal event, and should have irony present. […]

Lens Artist Challenge #122 Sunshine

We take sunshine for granted, but nothing is more beautiful and more beneficial to life. Thank you Ana, Lens-Artist Guest Host for this lovely theme, “The Sun Will Come Out […]

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #122: The Sun will come out Tomorrow

Originally posted on Anvica's gallery:
The sun’ll come out tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There’ll be sun! Just thinkin’…

The 2020 Rodeo Contest #1: Folk Tales and Fables Winners are in…

Originally posted on Colleen M. Chesebro:
2020 Rodeo The results of the 2020 Flash Fiction Rodeo are riding in week by week…

BCAM: October 31st

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
It’s been quite the month, right? If you have stuck with me this whole month of facts and information about Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC),…

The People Under the Stairs

by Hugh Roberts The countdown to Halloween is almost here. Hugh Roberts wrote this spooky story just for you, the readers of Always Write. I hope that you will enjoy […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October 27

Abigail’s series is drawing to a close, but I want to thank her for educating us about terminal cancer. Many non-terminal cancer patients take drugs to limit their estrogen. I […]

BCAM: October 26th

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
Every time a person shares they have cancer, there are a variety of questions from a variety of people, family, friends and strangers alike.…

Cee’s B & W Challenge

I was going nuts trying to come up with words with O and U in them that Cee hadn’t already used. I googled “words with the letters o and u […]

Sunday Stills: Watch out for Birds

Birds are my least favorite subject to photograph mostly because I’m terrible at it and not very patient. And all the birds around her are either black or brown, not […]

BCAM: October 24th

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
Medication–those of us with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC), we take a LOT of medication, every day. Sometimes, we have no choice as to the…

Lens-Artists Challenge #120 – What A Treat!

Originally posted on Travels and Trifles :
HERE KITTY KITTY “Travel , photography and wilderness are my addictions….And I’m happy with that…” Kedar…

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Needs to have the letters O and U in the word

Originally posted on Cee's Photo Challenges:
This week our topic is Needs to have the letters O and U in the word…

October 22: Flash Fiction Challenge

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
An eerie glow backlit the clouds like copper. Appropriate, considering I live in Copper Country. The lighting reminded me of the way Midwestern…

BCAM: October 22nd

You don’t think about emergency money until you need it. Read this horror story. Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October 22, 2020 by Abigail Johnston Did you know that Metastatic Breast […]

Git Along an’ Start Writin’

Carrot Ranch Rodeo Contest 2020 Rodeo #3: Three-Act Story We live for stories, and as writers, we craft them in the written word. A story is about Something (plot) that happens […]

BCAM: October 17th

If you follow Always Write on a regular basis, then you will know that I am reblogging Abigail Johnston’s posts on her blog, No Half Measures this month for Breast […]

2020: An Historic Year of Views Outside Our Home

#Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge Outside of Your Home […]

Lens-Artist #118: Communication – Right from the Horse’s Mouth

Anne Leueen and Baisini the Horse host this week’s Lens-Artist […]

BCAM: October 14th

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
Language matters. Let me say that again, language matters. Here’s how Adiba describes how MBC patients look at the “battle” terminology: As a person…

TUFF Flash Fiction Contest Part Two

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Welcome back TUFF, rodeo writers! By now, you’ve figured out you have an entire month to work on your flash fiction entry to…

BCAM: October 13th

Most of us who have or have had breast cancer, especially if we are older when we are diagnosed, do not have to face Stage IV. But shouldn’t more be […]

Carrot RODEO #2: DOUBLE ENNEAD SYLLABIC POETRY

Originally posted on Word Craft: Prose & Poetry:
Welcome to the Carrot Ranch Rodeo! This challenge is sponsored by the Carrot Ranch Literary Community…

A Dry October Photo Walk

#Lens Artist – Amy, takes us on a photo walk as Challenge # 117. This week, and Terri with Sunday Stills makes it a dry one. Since we live in […]

Writing Rodeo FREE Contest

Originally posted on Allusionary Assembly:
This year, spin a yarn as long as the Rio Grande (in 99 words, that is) to be a contender in a Western-themed Folk Tale…

BCAM; October 5th

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
The median age of diagnosis with breast cancer in the US is 61 and anyone who has seen a parade or group of women…

TUFF Flash Fiction Contest Part One

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
Welcome to the Saddle Up Saloon, Writers! Yep. You’ve landed in the right spot if you are looking for the 2020 Flash Fiction…

Podcasting & Webinars

Originally posted on No Half Measures:
I’ve written before about podcasting and how I’ve learned a lot about podcasting, which seems to be an ever growing industry. You can read…

#Cee’s B &W Challenge: Pets and Farm Animals

I posted a picture for Bushboy’s Last Day challenge. Here […]

The Memoir Challenge: Enjoying the Similarities and Differences Between Generations and Locations

Welcome to Always Write, Irene Waters. I met Irene in […]

Last Picture for September

Bushboy challenges bloggers to post the last picture on your iPhone or SD card for the month. Our last photo was a copy of a cashier’s check for the condo […]

Symmetry Maintains Equilibrium and Brings Photography into Balance

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #116: Symmetry presented by Patti Moed came […]

#Tanka: Kittens Backward and Forward

Time for Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday. This week we are working on the form #Tanka 5/7/5/7/7 Nineteen and a half Scardy, my beloved friend Woebegone, my heart A place to foster […]

Let ‘Er Blow – Water Droplets

This post is for #Sunday Stills hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. After reading Suzanne’s post about putting your best “foto” forward, I spent a little more time on these photos […]

Prior Commentary on Blog Challenges

I’ve been friends with Yvette for at least five or six years and love chatting with her and admiring her photos. Her sense of humor and intelligent thoughtfulness augments the […]

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