February 23, 2018 “I took my small dog for a walk one night,” my friend Ian said. “The area was dark except for a light near the big fountain in the courtyard of the apartment complex.” “I heard my neighbor yell from her second-floor balcony. But the sound of the water in the nearby fountain …
February 16, 2018 Stop crying. That’s enough! It wasn’t that bad. Stop it now. These are words others used to calm my little granddaughter’s cries after a scraped knee. Have a Different Approach Being the wise grandma I try to be, I have a different approach. I scoop her up in my arms. Hold her tight, …
February 9, 2018 All banks closed. too bad. Airport shut down, that’s life. No water or electricity, sorry! That was our hometown in Bolivia each time a revolution exploded. Not far from us, only blocks from where we lived. Now, they are but ugly memories from the past. No Way Back But recently, …
February 6, 2018 He’s got to be kidding. I turned toward a new friend seated beside me during a writer’s conference. He’s got to be kidding! Did I hear him right? Did he say what I thought he said? Those questions ricocheted in this crazy chica’s head when I heard him described what he did …
