Nano’s Coming!!

Well folks, NaNoWriMo is nearly upon us—nine days! And you’ll be relieved to know that I have my lucky coffee cup. Here’s the deal. I started this challenge in 2005 and only finished 25,000 words… Because, I was writing in longhand. The writing wasn’t hard, but the word count was a Bitch. The next year … More Nano’s Coming!!

Memorial

Eternal Rest, Margaret. On this date, October 22nd, for forty-four  years I pause to remember one of the greatest gifts in my Life. My Mom. My brother and I lost one of the greatest examples of love and tolerance there ever was.  Whatever small amount of grace and compassion I possess, came directly from her. … More Memorial

Extra! Friday funnies

Friday Blog This is an unplanned bonus! For those of you who have dogs, you know there’s a difference between the bark for announcement: “mom,there might be a strange dog running through the front yard” and “uh oh, something in the driveway I don’t recognize”. Since my office is at the far end of the … More Extra! Friday funnies

“Serenity Acres”

Short story by request number four… “I can’t see out the window. You’ll have to turn my chair the other way… No. Turn it this way.” Even from the desk at the nurses’ station, I could hear her voice. Grating, familiar, carping. We believed the stroke would be fatal, but once again, my mother surprised … More “Serenity Acres”