

On The Edge
"On The Edge" The moment I saw this beautiful composition by photographer Frances McDermott, I was struck by its relevance to the inner...


multiplying miracles
This past Thursday, I was the monthly guest speaker for Our Lady's Guild Luncheon at Our Lady of Victory Church. My topic was Intuitive...


Flight of the Starling
A review Flight of the Starling  is the debut collaboration of Christine Merser and Carol Rea. Its contemporary themes of trafficked...


Gratefulness ~ nothing corny about it
So, at first, I wallowed in my infected tooth. Why me? I am a good brusher/flosser (although my hygienist would say "aggressive" rather...


I am happy. I am healthy. I am loved.
I had promised myself I would spend this next six days harboring peaceful thoughts – practicing positive affirmations about the inherent...


How Can I Help?
Over four-hundred-years of oppression, I've written these words before. Ten generations of being forbidden education. Another ten...


Movie Night - a gateway drug
No sports. The Boston Marathon has been cancelled. Basketball hit the skids with a flamboyantly arrogant gesture to the Coronavirus by...


Note to Self
Okay. We’ve done what we can in the way of preparation. This bat-shit crazy virus is going to play out with or without our permission....


Wine, Women, and Salad
So, this is my story: I have, what I would consider, a difficult day. It’s not the kind of day where the mine shaft has collapsed and I’m...


KITCHEN CANARY by Joanne C. Parsons
Kitchen Canary is the perfect book club read. Immediately engaging, historical, and filled with both hope and anguish. At 153 pages, it...