The Alcatraz Swim
The Alcatraz Swim An essay by Janice Strootman “Three, two, one, jump!” yelled the boatswain. The ferry was bouncing wildly, the...
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Stephanie Sorensen
- Dec 8, 2019
- 5 min
I Wonder... and Brain Freeze
I am part of a wonderful women writers' group. About ten of us, give or take a few, meet every month for lunch and go around the table...
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Christine St. Germaine
- Oct 6, 2019
- 4 min
Hiding in My House
Essay By Christine St. Germain I guess I became a writer when my Mom tried forcing me to write paragraphs whenever I got in trouble, and...
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Kathryn Holmes
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
Confessions of a Procrastinator
By Kathryn Holmes I always found procrastinators frustrating. “Make a decision!” “Just do it!” Then one day I realized I was one! Hi, my...
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Margaret Buckhanon
- Dec 4, 2018
- 2 min
Am I Hearing Voices?
An essay by Margaret Buckhanon I’m a writer, and those voices nagging me are characters all talking at once like unruly children vying...
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Stephanie Sorensen
- Nov 17, 2018
- 2 min
Meditation on a Fruit Fly
Meditation on a Fruit Fly An essay by Stephanie Sorensen I just finished reading Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead. I can only agree with her:...
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Gerry Sasse
- Oct 27, 2018
- 1 min
Bambi
Bambi A protective and loving doe escorted her twin fawns to the pile of corn to eat and stood guard with protruded ears on high alert...
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Judith F. Brenner
- Sep 16, 2018
- 5 min
Giving Up a Career for Motherhood
Giving Up a Career for Motherhood An essay by Judith F. Brenner Back in 2004, despite the judging eyes of others, I chose full-time...
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Gloria VanDemmeltraadt
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
Morning Mist
Morning Mist By Gloria VanDemmeltraadt A yellow bird sits precariously in the porcelain palm of the hand that is part of a small fountain...
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