No Words
I met him the day after Christmas. He was a college student visiting a close friend of his, my roommate’s fiancé. From our first meeting we were drawn together. Soul mates. We wrote letters. We...
View ArticleKeepers
As readers, we all have favorite books. They are the stories we can’t bear to part with, ones that live on in our memories. The books we’d keep on our shelves forever, if such a thing were possible....
View ArticleDay by Day
In 1993 two friends had a dream. Anne Kelleher (Bush) and Lorraine Stanton sought to form a group in the Lehigh Valley for writers who shared the goal of writing and publishing book length fiction....
View ArticleRoad Trip
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Words haven’t come easy these last months. I’ve struggled to simply hang on, to perform routine jobs – household projects, tasks at work –...
View ArticleReading
“Reading is an encounter, in silence, of two minds.” ~ John Updyke Mary Cassatt – The Reader (1877)
View ArticleOn birds
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? ~ Rose Kennedy I never thought of myself as a bird lover. My feelings toward the creatures may have...
View ArticleMothers & Daughters
Reblogged from Stringing Beads: I’m thinking of her today. Her gentle voice and proud image linger about me. The relationship between a mother and her daughter can follow many paths. A childhood...
View ArticleMoving Forward
Last week I traveled to Wisconsin to visit my siblings and to attend WisRWA’s 2013 Write Touch Conference. I also, unexpectedly, bought a house. It’s been a long eighteen months since my loss....
View ArticleResolutions 2014
“Believe you can and you’re half way there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt New Year’s Day rings in with lists of resolutions. It’s a natural time to reflect on last year’s mis-steps and the new year’s missions....
View ArticleA Writer’s Valentine
Deb Maher:Cherish this day, and every day, with your loved one. You don’t have to spend a lot. Make it simple. This post was my last Valentine to Tom. He told me it was the best Valentine’s gift ever....
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