Back home after weeks of living in a travel trailer, on the road, hundreds of miles from home. We did this to support a family member (I’m being vague to honor some confidentiality) who was critically ill. COVID kept us from being in the hospital, but we were on standby if anything blew up. As […]
Photo by JPPI on morgueFile.com, edited by Robb. We’ll, I’m a week late at starting, but I’m taking on NaNoWriMo again this year. Goal is to crank out a hot mess of 50,000 words. Working title of the book is “Family Secrets.” More than that, I’m not saying. I have a tendency to talk about […]
Mothers are our first teachers, and they have their work cut out for them.
Tonight is the kickoff for the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, and I’m going to be one of the 20 people who won and getting a shout-out for my story. Awards Photo As you can see, the theme was “Sister-Stories,” and my entry was about teaching my little sister to tie her shoes, or more precisely, […]
Check out the November 2020 Funny Times. “My Over-Stuffed Museum” is a piece about all the oddball stuff in our home. I’ve been COVID bound for months, like so many, and taking a close look at all my decor that I used to just brush by on the way out the door. I’m the curator, […]