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Birth of a Blog: Heart to Heart
Somewhere around my fiftieth birthday I started thinking seriously about what I could still achieve in the fifteen to twenty years I had left in the work force, and hoping I’ll have many healthy years...
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New Menu Topic
“My dear,” she whispered as she peered down over her bifocals to the little one fearfully looking up to her for help, “These are not the sort of things people talk about.” This new category/menu...
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Faulty Fault Lines–When Bad Things Happen to Little People
Janie smiled through her tears and put her arms around Stella. “How do you do it, Stella? You always seem to find a way to help me put things in perspective when I get like this. I wish I had your...
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Generational Torch-Bearing
Coming home from a precious, short visit with my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter this weekend, there was plenty of time alone in the car to think. As I considered some of our conversations,...
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Reblog of my Daughter’s Amazing Post Today
You’ve read here about my daughter a bit, and you’ve seen some of my daughter’s photography. Now, be blown away with her most recent post:...
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Has Anybody?
“Has anybody told you today?” “Well, just in case, I’m telling you again: I love you.” It was his trademark; his brand, calling card. If you saw Mickey, you could count on hearing these words. You...
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Hang on. Or, Let go.
Walking out from yoga class tonight, I stopped. A beautiful clutch of autumn leaves held on, unashamed to be the last among all that was gray and dismal. It is January, in North Florida. I thought...
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for fellow survivors
Joan T Warren:Wow. An amazing manifesto for survivors of abuse found tonight on WordPress. I am reblogging for her to save it, and to pass it on! Please feel free to do the same. Originally posted on...
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Serenity
This week’s photo challenge: Serenity I’ve heard it said that serenity is most noticed in the midst of turmoil and chaos. Yes, there is a certain tried and true beauty to this concept.
View ArticleWriting Through COVID-19
Hello Faithful Readers! First, my apologies for leaving you so long! Writing is a hobby for me, and sometimes I fall into placing my beloved hobbies last on my list of things to do! In the last couple...
View ArticlePublishing (A First-Timer’s View) in 19 Easy-ish Steps (LOL)
As my faithful readers know, my forthcoming novel, A Bent Tree Path, is taking a long time (understatement of the century) to prepare! It’s with beta readers now, and I recently finished the cover...
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New QR Code for My Road to Recovery
Have you been using Canva? I absolutely love it! Not only did I use it to create my book cover, graphics and related marketing materials, but just created my own QR Code to link you to the book page...
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Creating QR Codes for FREE!
Did you know you can create your own QR code without having to purchase it? Totally. Free. At first search, it seems everyone wants to sell you one, which is absolutely not necessary! Now, if you need...
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Healthy Relationships: Real or Fiction?
What do you think? Are healthy relationships a myth, an ideal, or achievable? What ARE healthy relationships, anyway? No decent novel anywhere–ever–features a protagonist with ideal relationships....
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Are you akin to kindness?
@DenesiaChristine Captured this fallen beauty, 2023 It’s not news; as far as history traces our interactions, we humans have had troubles with one another. We get ourselves tied in knots worrying...
View ArticleA Kid at Heart?
WordPress Prompt: What does it mean to be a kid at heart?For All Saints Day: November 1, 2023 Ideal, to be a child at heart. Delighted. Lighthearted. Venturing seas uncharted. Winsome and wondrous,...
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