A Little Birdy Told Me. . . Sail away Story Blog Collaboration
I am pleased to write in collaboration with my colleague and friend Amanda on her blog, Sail away Story. Throughout the year, I will...
It's In the Mail
We all have our favorite ways to say that something didn't happen, isn't happening, will never happen. When I lived in Guatemala, my...
Witness to a Year: Diverse Book Challenge-January
“Books. People write books because they will forget otherwise.” Dad joked. “Yes,” I nodded to myself as I sat on the step to tie my...
The Inevitable End
The holiday season ended. I hadn’t enjoyed it, but I dreaded what came next, everyone inquiring how it was. "Uneventful." I don't add,...
Shiny Paper and Apple Skins-Part II
I heard one morning while sipping coffee through the din of the morning news that marriages fail because of false expectations. These...
Shiny Paper and Apple Skins-Part I
While half of this world is being forced to shout “Heil Hitler,” our answer is to say, “Saludos Amigos.” Walt Disney on a Hollywood Radio...
To Remind Us Of Days Long Ago
On the third night of Hanukkah Dad stood at the doorway to the kitchen. I closed the worn fringe of our only prayer book and stepped...
A Recipe (for) My Father
“What do you want for your birthday?” I ask my dad with a now assured anything from scratch attitude. “A cake?” “Brandy old fashioned. ...
A Quiet Day
LOSE YOUR LIFE QUICKLY. Rachel Carson cautioned, “One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, ‘What if I had never seen this before? ...
