“Make a wish!” How many times have you heard that phrase just before blowing out the birthday candles? I think my mother baked a cake for me (yellow or chocolate with chocolate icing) for at least the first twenty-two of my birthdays. Yet, as I look back, I can’t say that I recall any of … Continue reading
Posted in April 2015 …
The (Soothing) Power of Words
I love writing. I’ve loved it since I wrote my first serious essay at age 13, a logical, reasoned treatise on the injustice imposed by my 8th grade substitute social studies teacher. Our regular teacher was on maternity leave and our class had the misfortune of inheriting a portly, balding, social studies zealot who inexplicably … Continue reading
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