CAN YOU REMEMBER YOUR CHILDHOOD?
Memories can sparkle. And they can STING…when we unbury them, stumble upon them. We might even cry, become angry. Memories
Memories can sparkle. And they can STING…when we unbury them, stumble upon them. We might even cry, become angry. Memories
The following post focusses on ideas and the brilliance shared by Ken Burns. Who is Ken Burns? Kenneth Lauren Burns
FIRST THE RAIN PART Having weeks before given birth to our son, our third child, a neighbor recommended an
Whether we are experiencing midlife, or we are aging; whether we are living with a partner, living alone or are
For some reason, my family thinks I yearn to be surprised. Think birthdays. When a zero appears in my age….TIME
I’m always reading, always have a novel to settle down with at the end of the day, though my current
You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;
Reading and writing are two sides of the same enjoyment. We read novels to escape, and we write novels and
ENJOY SOME AMAZING POSTS FROM MY WRITER FRIENDS at BBB We are still in the midst of a SUMMERTIME VIBE!
Talking to Strangers Malcom Gladwell has so impressed the reading world with his analysis of life, that the term “Gladwellian
Fighting my fears…something wasn’t right. Midnight, snowstorm on the Dan Ryan Expressway, my van making some unidentifiable sound above
Because it’s August, and the garden is in full bloom, all the various cultivars having reached their desired height, most
You, the author of a blog post, letter, newspaper article, novel…will set your work in a certain time. And, as
I wrote a Memoir of my early years in Chicago, and thus I’ve written about PLACE (the house, the streets,
“Aw get over it.” “Hey, let’s just forget this, okay?” “I’ve moved on.” “Forgive and forget.” “Won’t you please forgive
What I often question, and would love your thoughts on, is as we age, why does our mortality become harder