Grace Church
It’s Halloween night. Time to appease with candy treats the tricksters who appear at my door or look into my …
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One Big Family
October 14, 2013 A young man posted this on my Facebook page today, “I only knew Andy for a short …
Minus One
Cohen has carried a copy of our book around for three weeks. I discovered it in a random pocket of …
It’s Not Enough Time
I carried her in my swollen belly for only eight months when my water broke—not enough time for a healthy …
YES, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!
I have been to the doctor’s office eight times in twelve days…It started with strep then progressed to my favorite …
Seventeen Years
It’s been seventeen years to the day since my daughter left our house on the way to the West-Reynolds football …
Gray Across the Room
The waitress just stood there waiting. Behind the cash register. Drawer open. Order taken. Turkey with avocado and sprouts. Fried …
Aunt Lucile
Aunt Lucile, who died last spring just days before her 99th birthday, was a source of strength and comfort for …
Birthday Barometer
Every year Malcolm’s birthday is a benchmark, a gauge, a barometer. Where am I now? What has changed since this …
Ivy Vine
Live life like an ivy vine Start small, expand, wind around, then rest awhile. Resume the pace inching closer and …
France Haiku
France on my mind A sweet trip of a lifetime Always in my heart
Rue Cler Acrostic
Roses, roses, roses Unbelievable fruit stands Elegant shops Chocolate surprises Lunch with friends Enticing desserts Relishing the experience
Loire Valley Hot Air Balloon Ride: “D’Ascension en Montgolfiere”
It is hard to believe a year has passed since our memorable trip to France as a writing group. Looking …
Measuring time and distance and memories
This cool September morning I took an early morning walk, and for a minute I closed my eyes and thought …
String theory
Yesterday I wrote that I would try to continue to untangle my thoughts and share a red thread story. I’ve …
Hope and rocking chairs and threads
I have so many thoughts tangled in my head and heart today, but to untangle them a little, I am …
Reminiscing
Summers are naturally made for reminiscing. Sitting on the patio in late afternoon hoping for a breeze, half dozing on …
Book Events
Book Events.
Scrubbing Up
I’ve been witness to a lot of scrubbing up lately. Just before my family and I went to France two …
CopyCat
In our youth copycats were people who snatched up someone else’s ideas, possessions and fashions and got something just like …
Farther Along 