The writing seminar I recently attended, took place high up in the mountains of northeastern Oregon, in a incredibly beautiful place that had been sacred to the Nez Perce. The man who gave the...
The other day, the calendar in my iPhone disappeared. I’m sure I inadvertently did something to cause it to happen but I couldn’t for the life of me, figure out what — and I...
I spent all of last week, hiding out at a writing workshop, in the Blue Mountains of Northeastern Oregon. The instructors were well-known men and women — people with tons of experience, many published...
I’ve been going through more old pictures and threw away a lot. I got rid of the photographs of people that no one in the family seems to know — people who were friends...
When one of our sons was here last week, he graciously agreed to spend some time and help me go through a box of old photographs. We have several big boxes of pictures...
“Hey, kid…………get off my lawn!!” When I was growing up, our block had a man who shouted a variation of this from his front porch, over and over, on a daily basis. He lived...
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...