Indulging with the Person Inside

Indulging with the Person Inside

Now that Lily, my inner fourteen-year-old, has arrived she’s become adept in making her wants known.   You’ve been doing way too much grown-up stuff this week. I mean, I know you had to and everything, but you need to start indulging yourself a little before you...
Seasons and the Person Inside

Seasons and the Person Inside

I can feel its approach every minute of every day. Autumn. Lily, the 14-year-old person inside, can feel it, too. The hours of daylight decline. Tomorrow will give back 3 minutes and 1 second to the dark.   Still, the days are light for nearly 14 hours. The...
Zucchini and the Person Inside

Zucchini and the Person Inside

Summertime. I’m an avid vegetable gardener, so you know what’s coming: zucchini!   Don’t worry, I’m not going to leave a boatload of it on your front porch, ring the bell and run. The fact is, I solved the problem of excess zucchini last year. I found a nifty way...
New! Tapped for a Sidebar

New! Tapped for a Sidebar

  Writing can be a lonely occupation, a world of quiet, focused, solitary work. Long stretches can elapse without a tangible product to share. It’s important for writers to celebrate the small victories, and so. . . Hooray, I’ve got something new in...
Celebrating with the Person Inside

Celebrating with the Person Inside

Everyone who’s lost someone dear has a lot of “firsts” to face the year following their loved one’s death. Bruce was born August 7, 1948. This Wednesday was his first birthday without him. My inner fourteen-year-old Lily and I put our heads together and decided that,...

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