on ageing

…this fleeting breath of an infinitely precious life…

slightly premature website launch

Welcome! The Crone now has a new Crone’s Nest, and I like this because it has some nifty new eggs in it.

letter to my Muse

When you’re all set to begin a solid day’s writing, only to discover that your brain has left the building!

The Book: to publish – or not?

60,000 words etched into my eyeballs. Arrrrgh!

“Rainy Night”

A guest post by author and fellow blogger Martha Kennedy,

gleanings

Introverted? Who, me?

struck by something punny

When confronting a Grammar Nazi, I always say softly, “There, Their, They’re”

glory day

The field is resplendent as the sunlight sprinkles the wet grass with backlit diamonds.

now, later, or not at all…

  Hi, all you folks out there lying on sunny beaches working on your tan, or breezing about in exotic … More

growing pains

Lyko, the seven-month-old Malamute puppy whose human pack we are part of, and who we dog-sit every now and again, is showing every sign of becoming quite a big boy.

gay

Written from the heart by the father of a young gay man

love in the face of despair

  This post was written by Kristi Nelson, Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living, in response to news … More

writer’s block

                Thoughts milling in my head, tense, high-strung, a gang of neighbourhood thugs restless … More

rules of engagement

   

quacking me up: pun fun

I can’t remember them worth beans, and I couldn’t make one up to save my life–but boy, do I love ’em! I’m … More

community of the heart

From time to time I ruminate on the varieties of religious hatred and intolerance in the world — and at … More

the perfect shot

  Yesterday as I was browsing on Facebook, I came across a set of tips, with pictures, for posing in … More

the slow demise of Earth Mother

  A few days ago I delved once more into my box of oldies and discovered this piece, written when … More

touch the sky: two voices

  High Flight “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward … More

the story of Tish

  When I was a kid, pets – mostly of the feline variety – were always part of our household. … More

meditation….plus

Warning:  This post is Rated “P.”  If you are sensitive to Potty Humour, please do not read!  <g>] Here’s a … More

miracle

Shh, quiet. Stop. Look around you. Can you see it? Close your eyes. Can you feel it? Almost….almost, it’s that … More

when I’m gone

A truly moving short story about fatherhood, written by Raphael Zoehler with his nine-year-old son in mind. When I’m Gone, … More

some days… (a picture and word story)

  Sometimes the hardest thing to do, on those days when all the cards in the game of life are stacked … More

“The Call”

I have heard it all my life, A voice calling a name I recognized as my own. Sometimes it comes … More