Ode to My Daughter
Circa 1955: "My mother was like sand. The kind that warms you on a beach when you come shivering out of the cold water. The kind that clings to your…
Ode to My Bookshelf: “In the End, We All Become Stories.” –Margaret Atwood
Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading. --Rainer Maria Rilke A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him. –Walter Mosley, crime…
Airing of Grievances, Top Ten 2021
Cones of Shame Honking at me for crossing the street too slowly. I’m still thinking about it. Pasty-faced businessmen that drive jacked-up pickup trucks. Plus-size tops with pockets on the…
A festivus for the rest of us
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is less than three weeks away.One month from now? Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It begins sundown, October1st and is the holiest day…
In Waverly, a Park Filled with Murals has Become a Memorial for Flood Victims
From: https://wpln.org. DAMON MITCHELL DECEMBER 2, 2021. Paige PflegerWPLN News At the front of The Walls Art Park, a painting of 7-month-old twins, Rileigh and Ryan Rigney, sits on South…
My Boots
One of my favorite gifts ever and one I treasure displaying on my bedroom-wide bookshelf is a vintage pair of tanned buffalo hide high-top Shoshone moccasins. My ex-husband bought them…
Hear Ye Hear Ye: Appreciate Those Ears!
I have had my hearing aids for maybe six weeks now. They are at 80%, giving my brain time to adjust before full tilt. Things I can hear now: my…
Climate Conference: “What the World Needs is Leaders Who Lead.”
And are we really going to leave Scotland without the resolve and the ambition that is sorely needed to save lives and to save our planet? How many more voices…
The Paperclip Project: Talking to Young People About the Holocaust?
I was supposed to meet a Florida writing colleague, Pat Gould-Black, in Whitwell, TN, today but I could not make it. However, here is a recap of its astounding Paperclip…
Anglophilia
This is a re-post from March 21, 2021. Anglophilia? Sounds like a disease. In fact, the definition by Merriam Webster: Unusual admiration or partiality for England, English ways, or things English. Stratford-on-Avon…