by Sparkle Abbey We’ve all experienced it, right? That feeling when you’ve been so immersed in a story that you come up for air and the real world seems a little foggy. As a reader, those are the best books aren’t they? The author has succeeded at taking us on a journey. We’ve lived in […]
First night: First night there, my friend and I took a cab ($15 CAD) to Eva’s Original Chimneys and tried their hand-made ice cream cone – I had the typical vanilla/chocolate twist with rainbow sprinkles on the cinnamon coated cone. Yummy. To prevent the ice cream from falling through the bottom, they put a chocolate […]
Dan 1977ish My son, Dan, planting a flower garden for me. This post is dedicated to all of the children raising children in the seventies. Becoming a mother at fifteen taught me two things: my love for my son is unconditional and my son’s love for me is unconditional. We are connected by love. We […]
Autumn is here. My view from the River Walk in Canon City, CO Arkansas River Walk in Autumn This path along the river is one of my favorite spots to walk my dogs. Write what you know. If you don’t know about something read a book, research, ask experts about their field. If you don’t […]
by Sparkle Abbey Ever play two truths and a lie? The ice breaker game where each person shares three facts about him or herself, but one is really a lie. The others must pick out the lie from the truths. The most successful players know that the best lie contains a truthful element. According to […]
Denise Chávez Artist, Writer, Bookseller, Activist Casa-Camino-Real-Las-Cruces-New Mexico Casa Camino Real is a bookstore, art gallery and community resource center that celebrates […]
2010ish Tracy Harmon, investigative journalist and Juliana Aragon Fatula, private eye The truth. I learned life’s lessons the hard way; life kicked my ass. But I learned to tell the truth and not hide things from friends and family, I feel no shame for my past; only revelation for my future. I’m a candle lighting […]
by Sparkle Abbey It seems lately social media is on fire with current events, opinions, and, of course, cat videos. And baby goats in pajamas, and delicious recipes, and funny memes. And sometimes very personal and life-altering events. Isn’t it amazing how much we take for granted about that connection. A connection that a few […]
As the non-writer of this group, I really had nothing to say for my blog post today. But then I thought about my girl’s weekend and how we met and it was quite literary. Thanks to Joanna Campbell Slan, Yifat C., Marla H. and I met when Joanna hosted a gathering of her beta readers […]
I loved all of my students; of course there were the disadvantaged, the shy, the challenged, the misfits, and the freaks; I loved them all. A few of them kept in touch for the last six years. I follow their graduation to college to work to whatever happens next in their lives. I wasn’t prepared […]