A while back I interviewed miss Diana Anderson-Tyler about her wonderful book, Armor for Orchids. The more I read from this gal, the more I fall in love with her writing. She’s at it again with a …
Month: April 2017
I Killed Her So That I Might Keep Her
The only sin of the last duchess was that she enjoyed life a bit too much. She looked upon everything with favor, and Duke of Ferrara did not take kindly to that. He wanted her eyes to …
Skipping Stones
Tears fall like rain on an April morning. A plume of breath. Three skips of the heart. She hurls the tiny stone with all her might. It bounces–once, twice, three times. Thunderous beauty. Weathered and beaten like …
Talking Politics and Martians with Author Willie Handler
There is nothing quite like satire for opening the mind and eyes to current issues. Perhaps it is because that mode of writing breaks past normal barricades, catching the reader off guard and revealing things about themselves …
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Sunday Inspiration
Today’s inspiration is simple. Be yourself in all that you do. When we are pursuing our dreams, it is easy to lose sight of why we originally began down this path. When you get to the end …
Short Story
This one is short. She loved him. He picked dandelions for her each day. Others scoffed. It didn’t matter. She loved him.
Columbine Happened When I Was in Middle School
Columbine happened when I was in middle school. I know what my students are going through. I understand the fear. I felt that deep knot in the pit of my stomach that assured me nothing would …
Plant a Little Mystery
“The answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you’ll always be seeking. I’ve never seen anybody really find the answer — they think they …
Observe More Than You Can
It is easy to get caught up in our chaotic lives and forget to look around. As Wordsworth so poetically put it, “The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay …
Tibetan Lemonade 