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Angel Kisses
Grandmother says they’re angel kisses and pulls me to her bosom. I welcome her emphatic stance. It comes just in time for me to wipe emergent tears on her apron, unseen. Surreptitious. I am enfolded into a mighty love, breathing a heavenly scent of roses. I expect her...
VOICE
When I began to write in ardent fervor, with words flowing as wreck-less extensions of my fingers, a mentor suggested Natalie Goldberg's small book, Writing Down the Bones. Within the first few pages I found my reason: "I began to write...because nobody could say I...
People who need people
Bye-bye Twinkies
It was 10:00 in the morning. My husband was away; we didn’t need any groceries, but I felt compelled to go to the store. I bought bananas, milk, and cereal although I’d already eaten breakfast after my morning walk. The store had a tabletop display right in the middle...
Ticket to Ride
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of my ticket to ride! I'm posting today to honor the date that Sandy Schultz phoned me with the news that my raffle ticket had won the Soroptimist International float ride in the 2003 Rose Parade. I wrote a short story about it all and...
Light another candle
"Thank u to u and ur husband for one of the nicest dinners out I have ever enjoyed by myself!" Her wig was disheveled and obvious to a chemo survivor like me, and she was scrunched tight into the corner table, dining with an i-Phone facebook page. The glow was...
INTEGRITY
Money for nothing
It’s over. We won; we lost; democracy worked; whatever. The robo-ringing of the phones has halted. Breathe in the silence. We have a clean slate from TV ads: negative or positive, they were all highly polished - and highly priced I’ve heard. What a non-profitable way...
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