Don’t you just hate people who attract your attention and everyone else’s around? Luann was one of those people. Just standing and doing nothing she still seemed like an invisible magnetic force that reached out and grabbed hold of both members of the opposite sexes and turned them toward Luann. I had known Luann since […]
To Ponder
Letter: Lakewood: Where the police are great, and the statistics first-rate
I wanted to share good news about public safety in Lakewood. I’ll begin with a personal experience. If anyone would like to skip that part and get to the news, just scroll below to the subhead “The Numbers.” I served on the council in 2004 when the police department began. It was a busy time, […]
The Anonymous Football Coach Assistant
When you are the coach, you get listened to . . . or you are off the team no matter what. When you are coach, it goes beyond that. As one team member put it, “Coach don’t take no bull and you better believe it.” Ah, but what happens when the coach begins slipping . […]
Let’s Talk! – To Have and to Hold
Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. What a coincidence as this week actually marked a wedding anniversary in our family, that of my wonderful stepson and his lovely wife. We were at their Texas wedding […]
Letter: How to Spell Love
I love to write. I spend a lot of my time preparing to write by thinking about what to write, which requires inspiration. And coffee. So, this morning at the coffee shop I’m sitting there at the window table and right out there on the sidewalk the sun is shining through the letters ‘ve’ which, […]
Across the Fence: Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders
“Here I stand. I cannot do otherwise. May God help me. Amen.” This is the translation of one of the most famous announcements uttered by no other than German reformer Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms in 1521. Did you know that his original quote (pronounce: here ‘stay-hah ih, ih cun nih-t unders) is […]
Letter: The Tiniest Gift Under the Christmas Tree
It was the tiniest gift under the Christmas tree. In fact, the message on the tag was bigger than the little box with the little bow to which it was attached, let alone what was inside. ‘When you wear this, always remember, I love you for all that you are, all that you have been, […]
Professor Langsten’s Danger Boy’s Reputation
Walking across the field of green, taking a short cut to his college office with his mind elsewhere he stepped in a slightly large pile of dog poop. He stopped, looked down and said, “I’ve got to get me another dog.” Almost an hour later he sat at his desk waiting for his first student […]
In the Book Nook with … Kathrine Willson
Author Kathrine Willson from Hillsboro, Ohio, is currently a full-time author. She began writing in high school as an outlet. Her first book was published 3 years ago. As she is fairly new to the writing community, she is still learning about author groups and similar; she hasn’t joined any yet. When Kathrine isn’t writing, […]