Last week I attended a funeral for my sister-in-law’s ninety-one year old father. There was a very lovely small graveside gathering and he was given military honors. Not only did the deceased earn his doctorate degree (a professor of history) and served honorably in the armed forces, he helped lay the building blocks of […]
Category Archives: Writing & Publishing
Back to School
I’m excited! It’s back to school for me too. I just enrolled in some on-line learning. As a writer this course might be handy. I’ll be studying Classic Children’s Literature in a nine lecture series. Stories that withstand the test of time have lessons to teach both the reader and a writer. Just […]
In the Heart and Surroundings
“They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest.” Psalm 107:37 I have had a marvelous time on my Sunday afternoon excursions getting familiar with my surroundings. The heart of Harford County, Bel Air, agrees with me very much. Out on the periphery there is so much I like about the area, too! […]
Room to Call Our Own
“What sets you apart can sometimes feel like a burden and it’s not… it’s what makes you great.” — Emma Stone The Painted Mill, the Farmhouse Design District and the Vintage Tin Can in Fallston, MD are my browsing havens. Only open one weekend a month is the beauty of it. You can’t catch as […]
Story Boards of Life
“Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art.” ~ Joanna Macy & Norbert Gahbler Today is the 2nd anniversary of my mom’s passing and later this month on the 23rd will be the 2nd anniversary of my dad’s passing. […]
Decade of Hope
“It may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~ Maya Angelou Here we are. It’s 2020! If you are like me and many others , back in 2008 we didn’t think we’d ever see the bright […]
Revival of Spirit
I was feeling dry, parched. There were some loose ends in the family history story I am penning and I could not quite pull parts of it all together in a way that I was satisfied with. It happens. The narrative is important to me because it’s about family legacy and if it is not […]
How’s it Growin’?
Can I declare today as being I am Proud of Myself Day? Here’s why ~ because I am feeling it! For a long time it rubbed me the wrong way when someone asked What’s new with you? And my reply was NOTHIN.’ I have said it far, far too many times in my life! Trouble is, each […]
A Wrap on a Fulfilling Week
Welcome back to the conclusion of one very fulfilling week in the writing life of yours truly which took place at Drew University Theological School, pictured above. If you missed out on the previous posts in this summer meanderings series, go back and read Front Porch Scenes, Amish Highways and Byways, Clearing the Way, Writers […]
Being Who I Am
“Be who you are and be that well.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi I’d decided the week of the two writers conferences, I’d let my spirit lead me to what felt right and good. I had an urge to stay in the Lehigh Valley close to what was my son’s home for four years, DeSales […]