When Only One Thing Matters
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
John and I have moved…often…first the tiny honeymoon apartment with only two small bedrooms, so that no one ever
BOTTOM LINE: I Loved this book. I had read Writers and Lovers, found it wandered a bit. And thus it
It is amazing to talk to people who are truly alive, eager, engaged and doing so many things. It’s called
We all plan our lives to some degree. Plan our children’s lives. We are not gifted with seeing into the
In the late sixties, I became a latchkey child who didn’t mind walking two plus miles from Longwood High School
Two weeks ago I wrote about critters…deer, a woodchuck, others who invaded my yard when I lived in Iowa. So
My title is taken from a song celebrated in the musical OLIVER. In typical Broadway fashion, Oliver Twist and the
WHO LIVES HERE??? When we moved from Chicago to Des Moines, Iowa, we were excited about the deck on
You might have read Annie Dillard’s work: An American Childhood; Teaching a Stone to Talk. I admit that I haven’t
Erin Bartels never disappoints. Whether she is echoing her own life in, The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water, or
Let’s go back and look at what we read growing up. Let us then ask the question: are we
WHEN I WAS WRITING SHORT STORIES: Dear Ms. Havey, Many thanks for submitting “When the Song Ends.” I like this
Yes, PAIN and PATIENTS is a controversial subject. Arguments abound…too much pain medication and the patient is
I do love being on social media, for it allows me to reconnect with old Chicago friends from high school, college,
I It didn’t work out. I made my children liver sausage sandwiches with mayonnaise, garnished the top with circles of