I came upon some old friends the other day. I was surprised and delighted when I spied them sitting in a sunny spot in a quiet nook as I was passing by. Well-read and a bit faded with age, like me. Waiting to be noticed, they whispered to anyone who might be listening, “Do I have … [Read more...] about Old Friends
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My Sister Karen
I come from a family of artists. My father was a talented amateur artist who earned a living drawing caricatures at county fairs when he and mom were first married. Every one of my siblings has one of more of the beautiful watercolors he painted hanging in our homes, me included. … [Read more...] about My Sister Karen
My Aha! Moment
I’m having an aha! moment. I was celebrating the completion of the first draft of my work in progress—all 400 pages of it, in record time—when it hit me: The speed with which I wrote it wouldn’t have possible without the pandemic. Ugh. I know what you’re thinking. How can there … [Read more...] about My Aha! Moment
Hemingway & His Six-Toed Cats
Last night my husband and I watched the first episode of the excellent Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway. It reminded me of two things. First, my tour of the Hemingway House in Key West some years ago where I visited the six-toed descendants of his six-toed cats. … [Read more...] about Hemingway & His Six-Toed Cats
