Laurien Berenson just released the twenty-ninth cozy in her popular Melanie Travis Canine Mystery Series, Killer Cupid. What a sweet gift it would make for cozy-loving lover or anyone you’d like to […]
My friend Suzanne Heagy competed in Trivia Night in her new town last night. Her group won second place. She used to play trivia in her old town. I was jealous (in […]
American’s whale-sighting author, Herman Melville, would be 206 years old if he were alive today. His life has always had a kind of symmetry for me because he was born in 1819 […]
Have you seen the quote going round the internet about Yule Boasts? It begins, “Yule boasting is an old Norse tradition of getting [drunk] at the winter solstice feast and standing up to proclaim all the great, infamous, and wildly improbable deeds you will perform in the coming year.” It goes on from there, and it’s a truly exciting idea.
I’m thinking about this because I know, this year, a lot of people are in at least psychological, if not physical and/or economic distress. Many are depressed and fearful about the future of the world, our nation, and their families. And I think it’s fitting that I write this on Christmas Day because it is my faith, honestly, that allows me to feel calm in times of global and national upset.
You would think I’d be an expert at moving states. I’ve done it six times over the course of my life, but I forgot about Sesame Street logic. Not all moving experiences […]
What would I do if I had limitless time, and no fear?
Donald Trump says “God Bless You” and “God Bless America” and sells Bibles and claims to be a Christian. Does anyone actually believe him? When he was asked if the Old Testament […]
I am at peace this election eve, friends. I wish more people felt the same. I have faith in the citizens of our country. And I know our country is already great […]
Writing this post two days after Hurricane Milton passed within 50 miles of my home, I am struck by how absolutely exhausted I am. I have done some level of physical activity–putting […]
The Gloria Sirens 