Sitting on a bench at Capitola Beach today, children nearby chasing seagulls reminded me of Linda and I, with our kids at another shoreline...

Some said I was wasting my time, just ignore it, or take happy pills. But, since the old way wasn't working, I've been fervently see...

A cacophany of color dripping from house to house, flowing over roofs, front yards, covering bushes and wrapped about tree trunks, I cannot...

I heard children screaming and headed outdoors to see what was happening. Two houses beyond mine, the little ones were running in circles l...

Doctor's said I would not be able to have any more children after I had the cancer. When I found myself pregnant, I chose to take the ri...

They made me smile... They made me laugh! They made me cry... and sigh!

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...