I just finished listening to the recording of “Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell. Had me crying for a few minutes towards the end and a little after. There IS a HEA, but it is bittersweet. “Carry On” is the fanfic…
“That’s the thing about time. A second can feel like forever if what follows is heartbreak.” ~Willow Chance (character), from Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan, pp. 350-351. Though this book is written for children (approx grades 6 thru…
Today I remember and celebrate the life of my best friend who was born on October 13. She was a remarkable person whose kindness, beautiful art and gentle spirit touched those around her. The day after her funeral, I went…
This poem can be found in the anthology “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” edited by Sandra Martz. ~~~~~~~~~~ Planting by Cinda Thompson Two Old people work Side by side She wears a hat The old…
This poem can be found in the anthology “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” edited by Sandra Martz. ~~~~~~~~~~ Maybe at Eighty? by S. Minanel They say wisdom comes as you age Now I’m in a…
This poem can be found in the anthology “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” edited by Sandra Martz. ~~~~~~~~~~ Love at Fifty by Marcia Woodruff We come together shy as virgins with neither beauty nor innocence…
This poem can be found in the anthology “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” edited by Sandra Martz. ~~~~~~~~~~ A Woman at Forty by Enid Shomer A woman at forty stands long at her mirror as…
This poem can be found in the anthology “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” edited by Sandra Martz. ~~~~~~~~~ Survived By His Wife by Margaret Flanagan Eicher Eyes swollen she lay in their bed — Head…
My youngest sister just celebrated one of those landmark birthdays, the last of my four sibs to cross that line. I expected it to make me feel older, but it really hasn’t. I look at each of them and…
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