Later, we walk to the water’s edge, cool summer surf rippling up to our ankles. We were never younger than we were then and never would be again.
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Who Is Mary Magdalene?
When we eliminate guilt and shame, desire, and anger, we prepare to become “fully human,” according to the Gospel of Mary. This is the writer’s journey, the one that leads to redemption, the one that frees and heals.
The Pilgrimage of Writing Out West
I often wonder where I would have been in my life if it weren’t for writing. What I do know is that writing has been good for me. It’s a pilgrimage to a holy place of creativity, discovery, and learning.
A Retrospective of Writers
Christmas is a joyous time because it coincides here in the Northeast with colder and cloudier days that force indoor time and introspection. It’s a teaching time, learning to value what we have, as well as appreciating that all of us have so much in common. That, after all, is the human condition and theContinue reading “A Retrospective of Writers”
A Writing Group Prompts Autumn Memories
I can go days without writing but knowing that my writing group date is approaching always inspires me to work on something new.
Portugal and The Map of Writing
Above the sea, the sky drapes its flawless blue mantle of time immemorial, beyond the reach of memory and with unperturbed grace. The corridor of light shines and beckons, but where does it lead? Perhaps, no probably, writing offers the clue, the map to reflection and contemplation.
Writing and Self-Compassion
When a book club hosted me last week after selecting Again in a Heartbeat as their monthly read, I repeated, as I have many times over the years, that writing the book helped me forgive myself.
Summer’s Parting Gifts
When summer draws to her end, I visit upstate New York. Cornfields stretch as far as the horizon. Sunflowers gaze toward the sky. It’s a road trip with a friend who also wants a change of pace and scenery. We make the drive from Philadelphia to the Finger Lakes. As much as the beauty ofContinue reading “Summer’s Parting Gifts”
For Authors Not on a “Bestseller” List
Sometimes, it isn’t the novel turned movie on Netflix that makes the greatest impact, but the work of authors, some of whom will never be famous or receive great critical acclaim who can make a difference in the life of one person.
Jersey Shore Memories
They’re all gone now…my parents, my brother, my husband, but nothing changes with time. Not really. They’re still with me, still here in what I write.
