Second Child Syndrome
Makes a second child kind of puff up their chest and look somewhere else for the limelight. Maybe become a writer.
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America’s Kids
Kids are everywhere on the Fourth of July 2013 in the Village of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. Babies hang in pouches on their parents’ chests, strollers and wagons dot the crowd, the majority walk on their own or run. Some multiplier … Continue reading →
My father speaks
My father is dying. The many physical failures of his eighty-five-year-old body have gained control in a way no medical intervention can defeat. He has a health directive in place so our family waits. In this holiday month a Christmas … Continue reading →
Holiday Ghosts
Writing about holidays is tricky. What do you really remember about childhood holidays? Was the Thanksgiving meal served at noon or maybe in the early evening? Did you realize that somebody had to be in the kitchen by about five … Continue reading →
Writing from the Seniors Apartment
If you need a very quiet place to work, look up a friendly senior citizen living in a senior apartment complex who needs someone to look after the place for a few days. My father is still in transitional care, … Continue reading →
Writing during Crisis
My elderly father is seriously ill. This time the call came on Sunday evening while my husband and I finished dinner. The buildup to the phone ringing developed piece by piece through two weeks of multiple doctor visits, tests, worry. … Continue reading →
Time for Change?
When is the time right for major change? My life as a writer is far less structured than any other role in my career. Lately I’ve been focusing on book activities and resurrecting a collection of short stories. There have … Continue reading →
Writer at Rest
One thing working in corporate America has going for it is that there are some boundaries around hours of work. You might do emails and text messages from early morning through the evening. You might make revisions on a big … Continue reading →
Hunger Games Lessons
Hunger Games trilogy may bring young adult readers and their parents together for a summer of interesting discussions
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Whether sitting in economy class, first class, or on a corporate jet, a family person is always alone at the end of a day of business travel.
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