
My Lucky Four-Leaf Clover
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend. I’ve written before about the importance of

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend. I’ve written before about the importance of

I don’t typically write back-to-back posts about “national days” and similar occasions, although it is

Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day. I was with a group of women fiction

When I was cleaning out my parents’ house after my father’s death in January 2015,

As I look back on my childrearing years, one of the things I’m glad I
We have all had times when life changed in an instant—an accident, illness, natural disaster,

I remember many details about February 12, 1982, thirty-six years ago today. It was my

I launched my blog “Story & History: One writer’s journey through life and time” in

I love going to the movies, but I don’t do it much these days. I

Another year has begun, and with it another round of birthdays. And another round of