I am glad I found my writer’s voice. When I was a little girl , I enjoyed listening to stories. But I was not old enough to appreciate the author’s literary skills. In high school [...]
She was known as the Queen of the Sea. Years of salty waves pitted and scuffed her once smooth ebony shell. All of her inhabitants moved out. Her spiral interior is empty. I pushed away the sand [...]
Charlotte enjoyed her 7th birthday today. Fireworks, hotdogs, a parade and cupcakes with miniature flags joined her. Ocean Whisper: When another year, another layer of life, surfaces, it [...]
My crinoline petticoat scratched the back of my skinny thighs. All ten of my tiny fingers reacted and dug into the plush velvet seat in order to carefully readjusted my skirt. I did not want to [...]
My high school years were the first opportunity to earn an actual paycheck. Mom and Dad helped to stock my first life cupboard with a hearty supply of high expectations and a boatload of work [...]
It finally fits! At age 60 I am now quite comfortable in my skin. Although it is a bit creased and wrinkled, I feel that I truly own it. When I was a little girl, my youthful, smooth skin [...]