‘Authors Corner’ Archives
My Mom’s Famous!
In the course of my life, I’ve heard no end of guile from the mouths of men. Most I’ve laughed off, waved off or stared down in derision. To date, the only male who’s paid me a truly sincere compliment is my youngest son, Ben. From the first time he looked up at me [Read More]
S.W.A.K.!
A crisp, sunny afternoon in March found my kids and I enjoying our yearly visit to the Celtic Faire. Food, music, fun and local characters always make it an event to remember. But this time, it got the better of me. My oldest daughter and Valkyrie-in-training had been [Read More]
The Man You Might Have Become
Twenty one years ago, you came into our lives. For all the false alarms and doctors’ protests, you took your sweet time showing up. But we were so happy when you arrived that it really didn’t matter. You looked up at me with those big bright eyes, and sighed. We [Read More]
From A To B
A big part of my life is coming to an end. I’m not sure I mourn it, but I’m not happy about it, either. I entered into it willingly, but leaving is more out of necessity than desire. I’m not a bridge burner, but I think there are times when a relationship becomes so [Read More]
In Search of My Grandfather’s Grapes
I have a real longing for my grandfather’s grapes. When I was little, we would go out in the vineyards on my great-grandparent’s property and pick grapes. Many a grape would go into our mouths before reaching the kitchen, and I can still taste the sticky [Read More]
Blackberry Dumplings in Helltown
This is an actual quote retrieved from Wikipedia this evening, and it brings back memories: “Front Royal, settled by whites as early as 1738, was originally known as Lehewtown, and was also known as ‘Helltown’, due to the abundance of rough and wild [Read More]
Lessons That Hide
My brother had a party for his seventh birthday. His idea of celebration was to run and hide. I joined forces with his classmates , two years my senior, to try and chase him down. With my own classmates, I would not have been so bold. Newly five, I had already [Read More]
A Dream Fulfilled
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There weren’t many lessons in school that I anticipated with such fervour. Yes, I had an enduring interest in language, but English was always my favourite and strongest subject. However, when I was 13, what manifested itself as a schoolboy crush led to an interest in [Read More]
Choosing Different
For Memoir Prompt: Feeling Different – This prompt extended another week. Being as quiet as I was growing up, there were many, many instances where I felt left out or like I didn’t fit in. Fortunately, I always had a few close friends and family that I could [Read More]
Seeing Half Dome
For the memoir prompt – A moment that changed my life Today, I was writing a new Squidoo page on how an Ansel Adams book and George Winston CD piqued my interest in photography. What they really did was make me want to visit Yosemite National Park in California. After [Read More]
At Last!
Jackson plus Amber etched deep into that top beam! Flathead Bridge held memories. A quarter mile before sailing into its curve Amber assuredly pressed her foot into the gas. Surreal…Savior by Lights played…Jackson’s apparition stood mid-bridge…she [Read More]
Afflict! (-2)
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Slipping through the crowd unnoticed Breeann took the steps two at a time. What would she do if…frozen, mid-thought, he swaggered into the courtroom. Seconds an eternity. Not Guilty!! Gasps resounding in her ears! Tortuously sliding middle finger down his cheek, [Read More]
The Day I Almost Drowned
It was a hot, blue-skied summer day. The sunlight created glistening pinpricks in the apartment complex pool. My babysitter had brought me and my siblings there because she had friends who lived in the building. No lifeguard, but since it was such a nice day, there were [Read More]
Barely Remembered
They were the last two of my grandmother’s babies. Close as twins. One with flaming red hair and beautiful green eyes. The other, a blond Adonis. At seventeen and nineteen, they were coddled as the babies of the family, and praised by all for their good looks. It was [Read More]
Afflict! (-1)
Putting a spin on constructing this 55 word series, it’s moving along in reverse. Her solemn vow…to never look back! Tears replaced with hard lines of determination. Levi’s cabin on Old Mill Road for her dad’s souped up fishing boat sealed the deal! [Read More]
A Letter to Grandpa Ted
My entry for the memoir contest to write about a father, uncle, or grandfather. Just like everyone, Grandpa, you had your rough and smooth edges. I just wish I had known and understood both a little better. Although we had Sunday dinners at your place for many years, I feel [Read More]
Monkey Mind and Memoir Contest
Monkey mind, we all have one. It’s that mind that never stops thinking. It is also your critic and judge, telling yourself that you can’t write. Natalie Goldberg says, “Monkey mind can take the form of your mother, a nun, a professor, a priest.” [Read More]
Afflict!
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Cranston never knew what hit him! Stirring, groggy…there she stood! That bitch! He had beaten the charges! Struggling against restraints, hell-bent on slapping that smirk off her face! What was that taste in his mouth? Where was the blood coming from? After pulling [Read More]
Those Metaphorical Itches
Writing about itches, especially metaphorical ones, was not as easy as I thought it would be. I can think of several times in my life when I felt an itching to do something and jumped a little too quickly. Sometimes those don’t work out so well, like the time my [Read More]
Miasma!
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0790743949 Merry made it known, that fixer upper pissed her off. Joel wanted to get it running, time and money made it next to impossible. His lack of attention, those gnarly greased nails, eww! Her fat butt, that dyed hair, gawd! He cooked, she ate. Joel kept fingers [Read More]
