When we were first married, my husband and I lived in a very small town.  One of my friends there had four children — three girls and a boy — all very young and...

When I saw a specialty cupcake store go into a strip mall not far away, I thought it’d never be a success.  Apparently I underestimated the love of sweets in the area because month...

I was lucky enough to see Paul Simon in concert the other night.  The arena was packed to the rafters and his performance was amazing — several days later, I’m still feeling slightly amped...

A fictional short story that I wrote last year received recognition in three different places.  It was published in a book that was a regional anthology of short stories and poetry, it was included...

One of my favorite Winnie the Pooh stories takes place when Pooh visits his good friend, Rabbit, and practically eats him out of house and home. Pooh comes in through the rabbit hole doorway and...

I spent last week at Cape Disappointment, the desolate, wind blown place where the vast Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean. Cape Disappointment is the place where Lewis and Clark ended their journey...

A friend of mine from high school referred to another person from those days, as her “alphabet friend” — meaning that their last names started with the same letter and they had lockers next...

Last week we were camping at a beautiful state park and went off to explore a nearby town for the day.  We discovered a marvelous shop that featured a large selection of candy that I...

  Last week I saw what looked like some flying ants inside, on one of the windows.  I knew they weren’t termites — my husband and I lived in the deep south for a...

A lot of people seem to be preoccupied with making a so-called bucket list. The concept feels a little stressful to me, having a bunch of stuff that I feel the need to accomplish...