Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv–read these names aloud
Yes, I am delinquent on my last two trip reports. There was more and more snow after we boarded the bus in Rousse and headed over the summit of the Balkan … Continue reading
Sometimes, when you least expect it…
…something really terrific happens. At an Oregon Writers Colony meeting in Portland last summer, I participated in a break-out session about where to submit your writing. One suggestion for non-fiction … Continue reading
Family Ties
Last week I spent time with the youngest member of my family, my almost-eight-year-old grandson, and the oldest, my eighty-six-year-old uncle . First, my daughter, her eight- and eleven-year-old sons, my husband (her … Continue reading
Fathers and Daughters
Maybe I’m perceiving a non-existent pattern due to my current preoccupation with letters and diaries my own father left behind. In the past two weeks I’ve encountered media attention on this … Continue reading
illuminate history 