…this fleeting breath of an infinitely precious life…
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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…
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…
writer’s block
Thoughts milling in my head, tense, high-strung, a gang of neighbourhood thugs restless…
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…
community of the heart
From time to time I ruminate on the varieties of religious hatred and intolerance in the world — and at…
the perfect shot
Yesterday as I was browsing on Facebook, I came across a set of tips, with pictures, for posing in…
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…
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…
the story of Tish
When I was a kid, pets – mostly of the feline variety – were always part of our household.…
meditation….plus
Warning: This post is Rated “P.” If you are sensitive to Potty Humour, please do not read! <g>] Here’s a…
miracle
Shh, quiet. Stop. Look around you. Can you see it? Close your eyes. Can you feel it? Almost….almost, it’s that…
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,…
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…
“The Call”
I have heard it all my life, A voice calling a name I recognized as my own. Sometimes it comes…
Susannah Hay 