Death’s Many Faces
My tears now come at unexpected times, like a rogue wave. I buried my mother on Nov. 10th. The funeral went well but I worried about my grandchildren—her great-grandchildren——ages 10-15,…
Read moreMy tears now come at unexpected times, like a rogue wave. I buried my mother on Nov. 10th. The funeral went well but I worried about my grandchildren—her great-grandchildren——ages 10-15,…
Read moreSome writers seem clairvoyant. Gary Young the screenwriter of the film, Harry Brown, certainly seems to be one of them. He showed inequities in one country’s social system before they…
Read moreIt’s been ten years since we witnessed the twin towers crumbling, New Yorkers running, and the ensuing panic that followed. I plan to watch the memorial television programs today. My…
Read moreI woke up way too early this morning. Jack Layton‘s state funeral was on my mind. Yesterday, I witnessed an outpouring of love for a man who`s touched so many…
Read moreAs a freelance writer, my days are my own and yet there are forces that pull on me and interrupt the flow of work. Many are welcome interruptions- family, friends,…
Read moreWho knew when my husband and I set out on our trip to Los Angeles, we’d be partying with the deceased. Our mission was to drop off our fifteen year…
Read moreCIPHER, a short film my grandson, Michael Stevantoni, directed, shot and edited has just been selected for the Tulsa International Film Festival Sept. 22-25, 2011. As a writer with aspirations…
Read moreWhile travelling down to L.A., I fussed about my novel, A CALL FROM THE DEEP, which I’m hoping to get published in the near future. It’s completed but it has this…
Read moreStumbling upon, Kristen Lamb\’s blog , I feel as if I’ve been given a wake-up call. Kristen Lamb has written several books on the subject of using social media to raise…
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