I’m sitting here in my living room with my cats and my dog, watching CNN. They were showing the photos of all the Sandyhook victims followed by a random act of kindness posted on social media….something that was done in the name of one of the victims. I am moved to quiet tears as I…
Friday 12-14-12 started as any other day Dressing for school, hurried breakfasts, hugs, little ones at play Dedicated, loving teachers there in the morning As dedicated, loving parents hand-off their living treasures Little beating hearts and chubby hands Giggles and greetings, crayons and colored clay Chaos and unspeakable violence breached the walls Of an institution…
I wrote this back in March of 2009 after I dreamed some of the sequences the night before. I saved it. I’ve been looking at it, kicking it around and putting it away for a long time now. I’m wondering if I should attempt to flesh it out. ******************** It’s a moonlit night, still….quiet……on the…
In the early 1990’s, Don and I were living in Augusta, Georgia. I was out of the service, but my husband was still stationed at Ft. Gordon. He moved to Ft. Gordon after serving in Desert Storm. We decided to visit family (mine) in Bear Lake, Michigan one summer. It was that year I received…
The summer of 2002 brought frightful news to us, when we received a call from Don’s (my husband) sister, Pam, newly diagnosed with rather advanced breast cancer. I traveled to Georgia to be with her for several weeks as she prepared to undergo further testing and begin her course of treatment. We had to drive…