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[…]
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Nov
2025
Author: Carolyn
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[…]
6
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[…]
20
Sep
2025
Calls for peace are becoming more frequent in response to the near daily reports of violent crimes fueled by anger, dissent, and hate. However, these calls for peace are sometimes[…]
31
Jul
2025
Lately, the word ‘right’ seems to be cropping up everywhere. I’m not sure if it’s because it actually is being used more or if it’s because I’m just realizing how[…]
20
Mar
2023
During the cold, dreary days of winter, a popular childhood pastime was listening to records. (For those of you too young to remember, records were flat, black, vinyl discs upon[…]
15
Mar
2023
During our sojourn in Crossville last fall, we happened to eat at the local Cracker Barrel. Their Country Store is one of my favorite places to shop, especially around the[…]
19
Aug
2020
Have you ever received something you didn’t even know you wanted until you had it? Earlier this summer, that’s exactly what happened to me. For nearly two weeks last month,[…]
26
Jul
2020
Have you ever noticed that human nature is only used to explain undesirable behavior? Human nature is declared, and all too often accepted, as the explanation for nearly every example[…]
12
Jul
2020
Standing in a theatre lobby (preCOVID), I overheard some young cast members engaged in a conversation. They were sharing their mutual admiration for a more experienced fellow actor who refused[…]