I finished addressing the envelope for the card I’d just signed. Then I needed to put a stamp in the upper right-hand corner of the envelope. Santa smiled up at me. Using Christmas stamps in March, I thought, is a reminder that I planned to send out a Christmas letter this year and never got […]
There once was a village by the edge of an enchanted forest. Every Christmas Eve presents appeared on the trees and the villagers would go into the forest. They would separate and choose gifts for their family and friends. Christmas Day was a time to open presents and cherish the givers. Then one year someone
Thirty years ago we were homeless. Well, not exactly. We had a house that was covered with ashes and soot. The living room was a burned-out shell. The fire had started in there with a spark from an old TV set and spread to the kitchen before it was contained. So, we did have a
It was the first day of July and I was getting ready to host our family Art Club on Zoom that evening. July had snuck up on me and I needed to get organized–fast! I completed a whimsical patriotic picture because our theme for this Art Club meeting was red, white and blue. Then I
Juneteenth is a new federal holliday. Here is my new poem. Reaching Out I reach out my hand.We are different, you and I.Color of skin, education level, family cohesiveness.We are different, you and I.I understand that I do not understand.I have not lived in the worldWhere you exist.I have
