A Star is Born
My first horse auction turned into a lifesaver in a time of painful and life-changing events.
Risky Business
(This story was originally written for the prompt: Changed My Life). As described in Over-Educated, Under-Qualified, I did a [...]
Try to Remember…
September 2, 1973 We began our honeymoon with an afterparty at a nearby restaurant. Several of our friends came along from [...]
The Four Things I Told My Mother in Hospice
The last person to know me from moment one was reaching the end. What did she want to hear from me? What did I want to say to her?
Hotels in Kazakhstan in 1995
On January 19, 1995, I set off on a trip to Kazakhstan to help find ways in which American computer technology could help [...]
Bearing Arms
The Second Amendment to our Constitution allowed for a well-regulated militia to keep and bear arms to protect the State. In [...]
The FDU SCUBA Club
This photo, snapped from atop a tripod on my old Fujica SLR, captures a pivotal time in my life.
Turning Left in London
Turning Left in London I’ve written about our magical year in the early 1970s when my husband Danny worked in his company’s [...]
A Cup of Tea in Ireland
A Cup of Tea in Ireland Twice I travelled to Dublin to study at the James Joyce Summer School. There we students were housed [...]
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