Kennedy’s Birthday Letter
https://www.flipsnack.com/AE5A55A7C6F/kennedy-s-letter.html My sister Kelly sent out a text to many of the women in her life, asking each of us to write a letter in
Category: Musings
More than Reading and Writing
After a delightful time yesterday, reconnecting and visiting and laughing with old teaching pals (who are great teachers), I was reminded of a story from
Despair
One month ago today, the world changed for my sisters and me, when Mop died. The word “orphan” seems silly to apply to a 60-something
Whose Life Was Changed More?
Many years ago, 1989 to be exact, I discovered the brilliant author, Pat Conroy. In a life of few regrets, I do regret not getting
All Because Two People Fell in Love
June 12 would have been my parents’ 64th anniversary. Movie star beautiful, they were married when she was just 18 and he was 21. Their
Taos
I have wanted to visit Taos, New Mexico since my freshman year at Texas Tech in 1973. Back then, all of the cool kids went
Inspiration
Her obituary said, “She spent 12 academic years in Denton, where she was an associate professor at Texas Woman’s University, and where she mentored several
An Unbirthday cake
Perusing the pages of Pinterest while on vacation last week, I came across the cutest idea for a cake, and I couldn’t wait to get
Letter to My 13-Year Old Self
My sister Kelly sent out a text to many of the women in her life, asking each of us to write a letter in