Reader, I bought a Freewrite! While I haven’t been able to use it much yet, so far I love my Freewrite Traveler. (This is not a sponsored post. I wish.) Here is my side of the text conversation I had with my darling daughter about it recently, lightly edited: “It’s like a typewriter but itContinue reading “The Freewriting has commenced!”
Category Archives: Writing
This. Story. Wow. “Where We Leave Ourselves.”
Okay, Barry and I are newly back from Paris, and there is so much I want to write about, but I’m catching up on life first. In the meantime, you must read this odd and powerful, evocative and curiosity-stirring story by my friend, poet Andrew Najberg. We have had meaningful conversations in several countries andContinue reading “This. Story. Wow. “Where We Leave Ourselves.””
A Crescent of Beach Glass
I’m in the middle of a deep dive post about The Awakening, Kate Chopin’s novel, of course, but while I mull, I wanted to share a sliver of beauty. You know that the beach is my happy place. Well, in all of the years that my sweetie and I have been going to this particularContinue reading “A Crescent of Beach Glass”
Baby Steps…
I’m being “serenaded” by my hubby’s band which is practicing downstairs right now. Damn, are they good! Just now they played “I Want You to Want Me” by Cheap Trick. Mission Accomplished! (Hubby sang lead on that, BTW, just so you’re not scandalized.) Okay, that had to be said. It’s hard to focus on theContinue reading “Baby Steps…”
Margreete’s Harbor
Margreete’s Harbor Author, Eleanor Morse St. Martin’s Press 384 Pages I had this lovely book with me last summer on the beach, yet somehow I neglected to share my thoughts on this beauty with you until now. I’m sorry for the oversight, and when you read this quiet, elegant book, you’ll see why I oweContinue reading “Margreete’s Harbor”
Reading All Day!
As a fan of Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft, of course I made a “22 for 2022” list. After four years (I think) of creating these lists of things I want to do within the current year, this year I remembered to include some fun, relaxing, and immediately achievable things. So I ordered earbuds forContinue reading “Reading All Day!”
When Children Ruled the World
I have a new favorite Christmas book! This beautiful children’s book, When Children Ruled the World, by Sena Jeter Naslund, is a gem. From its heartwarming story featuring little Una to its exquisite wood engravings by Joanne Price, this is an instant classic. (Una is a name familiar to Sena’s readers. If you know, youContinue reading “When Children Ruled the World”
Paint Your Wall!
I have been staring at a particular wall in our house every time I pass it. Why, you ask? Because I spent part of an afternoon painting that wall! Previously, I hated that very wall. It was a paneled “accent” wall that did anything but. It was kinda off white with burgundy and tiny designs.Continue reading “Paint Your Wall!”
Stay Home – A Year of Writing Through Lockdown
I’m pleased to share that an essay of mine has been included in the UK-based anthology, Stay Home – A Year of Writing Through Lockdown, out now. I wrote the essay what seems like a long time ago. My thanks to the editors at Chasing Driftwood Writing Group for including my essay. Re-reading it, I’mContinue reading “Stay Home – A Year of Writing Through Lockdown”
Cut from the Earth by Stephanie Renee Dos Santos
In Lisbon in 1755, a devastating earthquake changes the city forever. The months just before the event are the intriguing backdrop for Stephanie Renee Dos Santos’ vivid debut novel, Cut from the Earth. Closely examining the overlooked origin of the art of the figura de convite style of tilework, this richly detailed novel both arrests the reader withContinue reading “Cut from the Earth by Stephanie Renee Dos Santos”
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