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Writing it forward
All I had was an old brown folder with a metal strip found in the attic of the old Cape Cod. The dates of stories found inside all tied to 1947. By the time one particular story ,written by my Dad ,peaked the interest of the person helping me curate the collection, it had set my mind in motion as a film script. That was 2021. After sitting with the story, animating each character , tweaking and enhancing and editing, I finally got the help of a veteran script writer and video
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Moving on : in the spirit of love
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Dec 101 min read


Signature, 'George'
After being gifted our family home in 2019, my extra surprises and mysteries included finding 68 plus letters from my parents courtship...
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Aug 242 min read


What's your story type
When I was asked to do a program for the Bridge House Brats in Phoenix, NY, I was stuck on the idea that these school aged kids from 8...
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Aug 112 min read


Pumpkin Pie Sprits, October 14,2024
It was like an ordinary ,slightly chilly, but sunny, October day last year and I was going about getting my fifth mini meal of the day. I...
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Oct 2, 20243 min read
Trees of Heaven
In the front yard of my family home, there are two Trees of Heaven. I was always fascinated by these trees, and especially since they...
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Jun 26, 20242 min read


Wrapped up in a Cape
At the time I was almost 5, I rambled around this big Cape Cod house in the eastern suburbs of Syracuse, New York never worrying about...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read


The Softer Trail
In my former life I use to jump and run, take aerobics classes and play hard. After burying four members of my family, I was shifting. My...
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Aug 16, 20222 min read


Christmas Dish
It has only occurred to me lately that I keep using dishes with holly on them all the time. They are of course, my mother's dishes. In ...
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Apr 5, 20222 min read


Braces
From the time I could walk I needed correction. My legs didn’t face the right way. Bowed legs were adjusted by steel braces that forced...
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Mar 7, 20223 min read


Barry The Beaver
My dad's office building was across from a John Deer tractor store. All the businesses around there had lots of land. A marshy gulley...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read


Wheels
My first set of wheels must have been on a training bike. I don't remember it. The first popup memory is knowing already how to ride....
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Feb 10, 20222 min read


Sunshine Lost
One decade lived in Florida proved to me you can run barefoot on the beach in January, never have to own a snow shovel, earmuffs or...
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Feb 3, 20224 min read


Knives
I was sweating in my fancy taffeta skirt and white shirt. It was 1962 and that's the way my mother dressed me even though we were at the...
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Jan 26, 20223 min read


Re-Purposing Christmas
It's January 15th and its time for the tree to come down.My husband won't let up. The boxes for putting away the ornaments, garland and...
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Jan 20, 20222 min read


Cries From a Cornfield
Sand like debris and wind lashed our faces as we walked down Franklin Road. As Indian Summer faded the cornfield to the right of us dried...
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Jan 1, 20223 min read


Behind A Shamrock
As thoughts of Spring fast approach with the start of the new year, those with Irish heritage look ahead to St. Patrick's Day. Sayings...
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Dec 23, 20213 min read


Rat on My Shoes
When I was living in Florida with my husband, I was convinced our ranch house had a haunted stove. We heard banging around the sides and...
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Dec 22, 20212 min read


LETTER TO MY PARENTS IN HEAVEN
When I was a kid you said I never finished anything! I’m writing to inform you that in December I will be married 22 years (in a row) to...
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Dec 22, 20211 min read


Six Days in Paris
In 1986, I woke up one morning and had the ideas for a series of poems. Later, as I wrote them down, I realized they shared a common...
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Dec 22, 20214 min read
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