Love Rewarded
It was night, not pleasant, not bad, She waited for her gayest lad, For it was him who she cared about, For he was…
Friendly, Active Listening
Asking people if they are good listeners is like asking them if they are good drivers. You likely have heard the…
A Year in the Life of an Author
A Year in the Life of an Author: This month sees a lot of anniversaries for me. In the last year, my life has…
El Aire del Valle
On the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of Cinco de Mayo - A not so brief introduction:
Why would anyone celebrate…
Why I Don’t Vote
They had an election in Ontario recently. True to form, the phone calls came. All the major political parties…
Boiled Clothes
My legs stretched out, watching watching Grandma boil clothes.
Angular Trifecta 27: A.T. al Fine
A.T. al Fine: Inner Corridor - Operatic soundtracks were built for times like this.
As if the composer had posted…
Confusion in Grace
Confusion in Grace
I am confusion
illusion, grace challenged
perplexed in situations
I face feeling like…
The Power of a Story
I've been writing a long time, actually full-time since 1991. My primary focus has always been fiction because it…
A Loveless Adopted Mother
An Adoptee's life with a loveless Adopted Mother:It was me ma
You called dead chicken
When you brought me…
Kneel
"Kneel and look at the floor."
In the shadows of the apartment behind her the voice was only a…
The Alzheimer’s Journey
From Mathematician to Artist: Alzheimer's breathed a new life into my brother, Marvin. I made this jarring…
Excerpt: Caryn’s Magic Towne
Here's an excerpt from Caryn's Magic Towne - A re-write expanded for the soft-cover book coming out this fall. I'd…
A Tale of Two Berries
Tale of Two Berries: A berry good case for natural remedies!In 2009 I visited my late friend Faye in Canada,…
Sculpting the Heart’s Poetry – Review
Sculpting the Heart's Poetry - Review
Sculpting the Heart's Poetry while Conversing with the Masters - Growing…