The Magic Tree Stump

I wrote my first story, The Magic Tree Stump, in third grade. We were living in a tiny Kansas town … More

Travel? Yes, please!

As we arm ourselves with facts about vaccines, boosters, variants, and immunities, one thing is perfectly clear: we must each … More

I have been doing this blog for five years now and rarely, if ever, have I shared any personal information … More

Spring has sprung – and with it comes a motivation I searched all Winter to find! I was submissive to … More

For years now, my assignment as a hospice volunteer has been to spend time with a patient and collect stories … More

The Ragtag Daily Prompt today is “Mask”. It comes a day after my daughter posted her yearly photo of my … More

Winter seems to be in no hurry this year. Sometimes it barrels in before Autumn can retreat with grace and … More

I live in Kansas, right smack in the middle of the United States. The nearest ocean is the Atlantic, nearly … More

When Covid-19 shut our schools down suddenly, my heart went out to all the children. One day they were in … More

Standing in shadows hoping not to be noticed yet begging to be This Haiku would lead you to believe that … More