It seems like every morning there are more news articles on the horrible effects of separating children from their parents. One blog post that spells out the damages being done to the Border Children is Sally Edelstein’s “What Are We … Continue reading
Just five days ago, the storefront at 1101 Commercial in Emporia, Kansas, was empty. That was before Marcia Lawrence, proprietor of Ellen Plumb’s City Bookstore, gathered together a band of booklovers who cleaned the space, hauled in dismantled shelves, and put … Continue reading
If like me, you believed Walmart Family Mobile was a pay-as-you-go, month-to-month plan, you would be wrong. I am finding out the hard way. I signed up for a plan for a family member who was subsequently unable to pay … Continue reading
About ten days ago, I received a summons to report for jury duty on August 31. The summons contained a number to call after 5 p.m. on the day before the trial to see if I was excused. In the … Continue reading
Today, I turned seventy. For me, entering a new decade has always meant a look back. As part of that look back, I couldn’t resist uploading the copy of my Elk Falls, Kansas, school ID card that I found in a … Continue reading
Recently, I settled down with my Kindle to read a book that was described as the first in a series. The opening scene was captivating, and the story drew me in immediately. I was zipping through the chapters, eager to … Continue reading
I first called myself a Seasoned Aspirer in the mid-1980s in a bookstore in Boulder, Colorado. According to a posted notice, a new writer’s group was being formed for seasoned and aspiring writers. I told a friend that it was … Continue reading
