This is what plagues me. I question why Christmas no longer has meaning for me. The answer eludes me. I want to know what's missing. The...

I feel like I just dropped in from another planet, when I consider what's going on around me. A television show this evening was about o...

Are you confused about Christmas? I certainly am. I ask myself, metaphorically, if the Emperor has new clothes and if anyone else sees this ...

Thirty years ago John Lennon faced death and died. That day, I awoke from my seventh cancer surgery and survived.  I can never think abou...

"...experience for yourself the potential of poetry to heal by feeling its power through your own voice. Many people have an intuitive ...

I bought the book but never read it. I really didn't need to, I'm sure. You see, I have the same disorder as the author. Today is ...

When you write like there is no tomorrow in the spirit of personal challenge, in the spirit of fun, is it fair to call it winning? When yo...

Its hard enough to make it through life without disappointing yourself. It can be twice as hard worrying about disappointing others. Eit...

  .   once verdant and plush, once brilliant... like red and amber jewels, blessing with visions of warmth, these harbingers of wint...

Writers Call for Submissions for Anthology: Writing About Family Submissions are being sought for an anthology about writing and publishi...

It's very difficult to untangle the roots of two trees that have grown too tightly together. The roots, clingy and knotted, are torn. T...

It broke my heart every day to realize the loss of personal dignity, and sense of independence taken from my parents. When they described l...

The paint had peeled and faded. But, it still captured the eye whenever driving by on the highway. The Anderson Place in Fluvanna, New York ...

Our thought processes encourage wonder, give opportunity for consideration of what will be, or what once was, to infinite possibilities of ...

The stories smolder beneath my thoughts. I search for my notes, my misplaced outlines and plans. I want to write with with cohesivene...