At the Springfed Arts' First Annual Lost Lake Writers' Retreat, poet Jack Ridl helped me realize I'm wasting my time when I procrastinate when I could be writing. He shook his head and … Continue reading >>
I vividly remember the moment Derek was born. The doctor laid him across my chest and there he was, my first baby -- his round face like a pale moon, his eyes open and unblinking, his little body warm … Continue reading >>
The Luv Pub
It sounds like a cliche: I met my husband after last call in the Brown Derby Luv Pub in Independence, OH, where people danced on a lighted disco floor to a live "house band." There might … Continue reading >>
My Neighborhood
I spotted this donkey, deer family, lighthouse, gazing ball, and Dutch children in one front yard in a section of houses built in the fifties. The children are supposed to be … Continue reading >>
Girls embrace superpowers. They love to fight imaginary criminals and save people just as much as boys do. Last Halloween, my 8-year old granddaughter was Catgirl, a character she created herself. As … Continue reading >>
First of all, let me say the spiders in Singapore are big. Really big. I spotted this one along the path at the Botanical Gardens. I suggested Don put his hand behind it as a size reference -- he … Continue reading >>