When I first started working, a female co-worker told me that a woman either had a romantic relationship with a… Read more Boy-Type Friends. Can men and women be friends?
Category: Memoir
Book Club Ladies
Lifelong friends. In times of joy, heartbreak, laughter, tears. You know who you are. Steadfast. Learning to love the words… Read more Book Club Ladies
A College Friend like No Other
My oldest friend from college, and a woman I wrote letters to for thirty years, died in 2008. In 1972… Read more A College Friend like No Other
First Friend in First Grade
I am looking around the space of my empty brain, scanning my memories of the first day of school of… Read more First Friend in First Grade
What is a Friend?
One of the questions was, “Do you have friends?” The choices were 1. None; 2. One or two; 3. A few; 4. Many.
Lake Region News, Our Hometown Weekly Press
Lake Irene Society Column The week of September 2 brought on the cooler weather of fall for the residents of… Read more Lake Region News, Our Hometown Weekly Press
Lake Region News – End of Summer 1968
Lake Irene Society Column The week of August 26 was an active one for the families of note who live… Read more Lake Region News – End of Summer 1968
Wouldn’t It Be Nice? – The Beach Boys
Wouldn’t it be nice if the words just flowed from my fingers? And that books just flew off the shelves.… Read more Wouldn’t It Be Nice? – The Beach Boys
My Manifesto
Spoiler Alert: I am not going to bomb anything, go on a shooting spree nor wreak havoc on a shopping… Read more My Manifesto
Anniversaries Aren’t Always Happy.
May 18, 2020 Two years ago tonight I was watching my husband die. He didn’t mean to. Hadn’t planned on… Read more Anniversaries Aren’t Always Happy.
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