Childhood and the Building Blocks We Never Forget
If you think about it, we build much of our adult lives on fragments of our childhood. No matter who
If you think about it, we build much of our adult lives on fragments of our childhood. No matter who
With all that is happening in our country, I am reposting this piece. I am also praying for the father
When growing up, I lived near a castle, one I could easily walk to or ride my bike. And thinking
I have been told that it started when I was three years old. We had two throw rugs in a
Joan Didion is a writer and thinker whose work has stayed with me. The Year of Magical Thinking was a
After 9-11 life was totally altered for all of us. As a writer, I sat and stared at my manuscript,
THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS If you ask the evolutionary question: why do women continue to live after they are no longer
Do people write memoirs to hang on to the illusions of childhood? Oh so wonderful, that lost childhood! Despite my father’s
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