Although I am still struggling with the current state of affairs in our country and the world, I would like to share the introduction to the second chapter of my[…]
11
Feb
2026
Author: Carolyn
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Feb
2026
Fifty-one years ago, the high school athletic coach asked me to be the scorekeeper for the boys’ basketball and baseball teams. I spent the next few years traveling all over[…]
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Jan
2026
(Although I wrote this essay during the last Trump administration, it is unfortunately as relevant now as it was then, if not moreso. May we find the courage to become[…]
20
Jan
2026
I had intended to begin posting the second chapter of my proposed book last week, but the events of recent days, months actually, have left me deeply troubled. The word[…]
30
Dec
2025
For many years, Christmas Eve found me assembling toys, inserting batteries, wrapping gifts, and filling stockings into the wee hours of the morning. A favorite holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful[…]
8
Dec
2025
(Season’s Greetings! In case you have a few minutes to read during this season of full schedules and festive activities, here is the final section of Chapter 1 of What[…]
1
Dec
2025
As we enter the season of advent, I wanted to share a Christmas story inspired by a childhood memory. This account is loosely based on actual events. We did live[…]
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Nov
2025
A corollary effect of frequently having my nose buried in a book was the emergence of an intense fascination with language. I marveled at the facility of language to conjure[…]
13
Nov
2025
(As promised, here is another installment from my proposed book, What Did I Tell You? This is the first six pages of Chapter One. Thank you for reading and please[…]
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Nov
2025
Prologue There really are places in your heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child. ~Anne Lamott The human voice is potent. The sound penetrates the human[…]