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Thought Analysis
I’ve neglected you for weeks, my Readers, and I apologize. I haven’t forgotten you. In fact, you are the reason I haven’t completed and posted an article or added to my manuscript. I’ve stared at my computer screen for long periods of time over the past several...
Day of Simple Pleasures
It’s been one of those near-perfect days. Seventy degrees; the sun has shone bright and warm in the sky. A gentle breeze has rustled the leaves, fluttered the laundry on the line, and kept my wind chimes singing throughout the day. The laughter of children...
Clean the Lenses!
My car is ten years old and has 126,000 miles on the engine. It runs great, has had no major problems. The body is starting rust (Northern New York winters take a major toll on a car’s body); the clear-coat is cracking and peeling, but under the hood, it still runs...
Weird but Wonderful Day
It’s been a weird day. Snow squalls kept me trapped in the house (That isn’t the weird part. It’s February in Upstate New York. That’s pretty much the norm.), unable to spend the day at the church working on the bulletin, a task I enjoy on a weekly basis. The wind...
Soon
She strained her eyes to see through the darkness. No light, not even a spark in the distance. No sign of her visitor. “Soon,” she said to herself as she closed the door to her simple home. She moved across the room, checked the bread baking in the oven, and...
Starting Anew
Another holiday season is behind us, another year has closed. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas were uneventful in our home. Our usually large gatherings were small, everyone running in their own directions. My birthday was just another day. We had cake, coffee and...