Hello from lovely June in upstate New York! I’m writing today to fill in and catch everyone up on what…
You can have it all
When I was young, I imagined what kind of grown-up life would make me happy. A face like a Barbie,…
Siegrists in Florida- January edition!
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you’re all warm and healthy! A few months ago we made a big change- we…
The Good Neighbor: A short story
He was a college student, in his first year at Buffalo, and one of the first weekends after he was…
How I wrote the Valley of the Giants
I saw a crowd of people- not people- giants. They were coming over a hill, down a path, into a valley- and they were being led by one single girl, and she was crying. And I knew immediately that she was leading them into her own home, and that they were an army of giants, and that it was going to be called “The Valley of the Giants.”
Courage, dear heart
“There, there, dear heart. I know. I see. I understand. Do what you can to not totally give way to your grief, because a brighter day will come.”
I’ll Only Be a Minute: (Almost fiction)
I never liked this ugly porch; it’s slanted. My rocker used to tilt forward. He told me all porches are…
February 23, 2022
The weather today: It looks like spring but don’t be fooled- that air is crispy liquid nitrogen and my fingers…
Encounter School
Hi, friends! Hey! I wanted to tell everyone about this cool opportunity for young people. Some of you may know…
A Tale of Two Sons
Ed and Danny were twins. They were born in 1966 on a cold January night in a small hospital outside…