I’m sorry I haven’t written sooner, but I’m refueling myself, taking a break traveling and soaking up new horizons. On my travels, I’ve spoken to a number of Americans, who staunchly…
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A Literary Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord is “a wide range of something”, a something author Elizabeth Hay delivers with panache in her Giller award winning novel, Late Nights On Air. She’s given me much food…
What Is It About Guns?
I’m an optimist by nature, so this has been a hard post to write. And I’m sorry for getting off the writing track here. But the senseless killings at the…
The Measure of a Man
In my last post, I wrote of the incredible feat that Nik Wallenda had accomplished when he became the first man to cross Niagara Falls. He was successful in fulfilling…
Following Your Dreams or What I Learned From Watching Nik Wallenda
One Man’s Dreams I learned a lot about following your dreams when I watched Nik Wallenda cross Niagara Falls. It was a nail biting experience, even though I watched the…
A Young Woman’s Remarkable Journey To Find Herself
It’s not often you read a book that gets you thinking about your own life’s choices. MY MAASAI LIFE by Robin Wiszowaty is that kind of book. Disillusioned, lost, and…
Gay or Straight – What Does It Matter?
I’ve been distracted from my writing lately by all the media brouhaha about same-sex marriage. Unless you’ve been in a coma, or otherwise unavailable, you’ve heard that Joe Biden, vice-president…
Rebirth of a Masterpiece – Death of a Salesman
Every once in awhile, a piece of writing sets itself apart from the others in its brilliance. The play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, written in 1949, is…
Life Lessons in the Garden
When I was a young girl, I watched my mother plant red salvia and white allysum on both sides of our front walk. At the time, I didn’t appreciate what…
Not Your Typical Fairy Tale
Growing up reading fairy tales and seeing films with a happy Hollywood ending, I expected more or less the same kind of ending when I got married. I soon found…