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Intimacy, in all its forms.
What is intimacy? Why is it one of our greatest needs as human beings, to be known? It fuels all communication. Continue reading
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Yes, I’m one of those people.
When you’ve got the best dog in the world, you love her like your child. Continue reading
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Nothing compares.
A documentary and a whole lot of memories. Continue reading
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The vision at the drum circle.
Come with me to a moonlit sea. Continue reading
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Alligator surprise.
When an alligator scares you and your ex-husband’s wife’s dog…. Continue reading
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Still I rise.
I was supposed to see Maya Angelou on a cruise I took in 2014, but she was ill. She died just months later, but she did join our cruise by satellite video link to read some of her poetry and share some of her thoughts. One of my favorite Angelou poems is Still I Rise.… Continue reading
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Every one I lose takes a little bit of me.
In the last few days, two more people in my circle have passed. One was someone I barely knew but someone who meant a tremendous amount to others in my circle who did know her well. She worked at our local coffee shop. Thankfully, her final illness seemed to be brief, and she didn’t suffer… Continue reading
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Every day is a gift.
Something happens to you when you’re faced with a life or death situation. You are forever changed. As you’re catching your breath, you think, Did that really happen? Am I still alive? You are indeed alive! And the air smells so sweet. Even the noise of crickets and cicadas seems like a song. I found… Continue reading
About Me
A writer and solitary soul in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Poetic License 