@LIFE & CULTURE 
Finding Your Way Back to Shore
So, here we sit, in a pandemic that has taken normal away from 2020. I had started my journey thinking, "I've got this. With...
@LIFE & CULTURE
When the Words Escape
Sometimes the words come flooding into my mind, and other times my mind becomes completely silent and fills with images. What I observe and...
@LIFE & CULTURE
Denial’s Evil Twin
If denial is the protective stage of the journey through change and loss, anger might be its evil twin. Feelings suppressed in denial release,...
A STORIED LIFE 
The Writers Café – Pirates, Poets, and Goodbyes
Raissa brought in the morning paper and there in the literary section in bold letters, “Theodore B Grant crossed over quietly in his sleep.”...
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Taking the First Step
Denial, the first step on the long journey of loss. Loss does not necessarily need to be someone. It can be something or a...
@LIFE & CULTURE
A Pathway to Hope
Changes are occurring all around us, unimaginable changes. With the abundance of freedom we have in this country, the feeling of loss will be...
A STORIED LIFE
The Writer’s Cafe – The Lost Manuscript
Chapter One
The winter wind blew snow flurries down the deserted street. The sound of the wind was like hellhounds on the marshes howling at...
SHOWCASE HOMEPAGE
Finding Peace
"Do something about it or make peace with it."
I still remember the first time I heard this. A friend and I were cooling...
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Cleansing Your Mind
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. OK…breath.
Yup, still does nothing for me, and I will tell you why. I am...
