We are weaned from our timidity In the flush of love's light we dare be brave, And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will …
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Star Struck: Meeting Heroes From Our Youth
Living in Los Angeles, I'm seldom star-struck. But partway through a writers' conference in Cleveland, I morphed into a pile of quivering …
Happy Retirement, Dad!
One day during kindergarden I stood before my classmates and shared my favorite "show and tell" to date: "My dad is a Minnesota Viking." No, …
Original Holiday Tune (My gift to you…)
Can you believe it's Christmas week already??? Okay, I admit it. I've been feeling festive for MONTHS. Lucky for us all, I've calmed down …
Sweet Solitude: Creating Intimacy with Writing & Ourselves
One night during my teen years, I found a tattered copy of Kahlil Gibran's THE PROPHET in my parents' bookcase. I read it and understood for …