I’m missing Halloween at home this year, which is a little sad, because I love the friends we celebrate with. Their daughter is the same age as my son and they’re going out in paired costumes as Peanut Butter (my son) and Jelly. I even made a peanut hat out of burlap before I left … Continue reading Happy Halloween
memoir
First Step on a Writing Odyssey
So the rubber meets the road today as I submit a character sketch of my mother for a creative nonfiction class I am taking. This tiny 300-word essay is the first piece I have written for public consumption in a memoir of my life told through my parents’ accounts of their lives. Just over a … Continue reading First Step on a Writing Odyssey
Openings: Let the Spirit in 