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Obsessed with Horses

For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of owning a horse. When I was ten, I tried to persuade (no, beg) my parents to buy one. Convinced that our backyard was big enough for one (it was not) I tried and I tried to find a way to make it work. In theContinue reading “Obsessed with Horses”

The Dollhouse

We are currently in the process of renovating a Victorian Era house and soon we will be moving there from the home we have lived in for forty years. While in the midst of sorting through what we’ll take, give away or discard, I happened upon one very important thing that will never end upContinue reading “The Dollhouse”

Destiny

I have always pondered whether or not we were preordained, or perhaps preprogrammed, for the life we have lead. Was there some master plan, laid out in detail in advance, yet unbeknownst to us? Or did we actually have something to do with it? Did we take that fork in the road on purpose? OrContinue reading “Destiny”

Total Trust

The feelings that erupt upon meeting your first grandchild create emotions you could never have fathomed, even in your wildest dreams. Others who entered this stage in life ahead of you tried to prepare you for this onslaught, but all of their sage advice was for naught. The moment you laid eyes on this tinyContinue reading “Total Trust”

Loss

I was raised to never use four letter words. Sixty-three years later, I still try not to use them. However, there is one four letter word that makes all of the other words pale in comparison. “Loss” is perhaps the cruelest word in our vocabulary. Mainly because too often it is placed at the endContinue reading “Loss”

Denouement

Denouement. What a fancy word for the resolution of a story! Finding the right conclusion for a plot line always plagues me. Constantly. Did I do it successfully? Or did I hang my laundry out on someone else’s line to dry? Did I leave too much for the reader, forcing them to imagine their ownContinue reading “Denouement”

Close Call

It almost happened today while on a thousand mile drive to Florida: that life-flashing-before-one’s-eyes moment. Only it did not happen. It could not happen. Because I was at the wheel and too preoccupied for any sort of retrospective. Instead of an actual life review experience, I did have an instantaneous recollection of two past near-accidents.Continue reading “Close Call”

Unblocking

Writing is a daunting task. Attempting to weave words into a coherent and interesting combination is like a composer organizing notes in a unique and previously unused manner. Whether working on a speech, a paper or the next novel, the worst part is the first sentence. It sets the tone and can propel a readerContinue reading “Unblocking”

Words

Words. Spoken, they have the power to calm, console and reassure. Alternatively, they have the ability to crush. Once words are liberated, the speaker often finds themself relieved, perhaps with a lessened burden. However, once spoken, words released can never be reclaimed. The recipient of spoken words may feel pacified. Or tormented. Perhaps inadvertently. PerhapsContinue reading “Words”

Losing and Finding

“In every losing there will be some kind of a finding. There always is. Sometimes you have to wait for it, but it will come. In the end, you will discover that there is a perfect balance between what one loses and what one finds.” Those words were spoken by Mary Reynolds in The RuleContinue reading “Losing and Finding”