Darkness cloaks sun’s lightDeath irrevocably snuffs out breath of lifeTwo pregnant sisters, one hot summer dayTwo sons born, only one lives todayThirty plus love and life filled years betweenThen history replays the cruelest of scenesOnly this time fate reverses their roleSame two sisters, one cold winter dayTwo granddaughtersOne celebrated arrival, one tearful goodbyeGrief shows no Read More
Choosing To Run
In 1985, American Lisa Rainsberger won the Boston Marathon. It would be 33 years before another American woman broke the tape, but on April 16, 2018, Des Linden shocked everyone, including herself, crossing the finish line four minutes ahead of the next elite runner.
Woman Versus Waves
Living Outside the Lines: “Woman Versus Wave” The history of SUP or stand-up paddling is a bit murky. An article in Stand Up Paddling World Magazine http://www.supworldmag.com/the-history-of-stand-up-paddling/ extends credit for the discovery from Hawaii to Tel Aviv to the UK. No matter the origins, all across the US and into Europe and Australia, stand-up boards have become Read More
Say What? 111 Idioms and Phrases and Their Fascinating Origins
Have you ever found yourself rushing to complete a task and heard someone say, “Hold your horses?” Did the comment cause you to stop, scratch your head and think, “Horses? I don’t have any horses.”
The Songs That Could Have Been
An intricately woven story within a story, The Songs That Could Have Been takes readers back to a time when interracial relationships were considered forbidden.
Midnight’s Budding Morrow
Carolyn Miller’s Midnight’s Budding Morrow is a great Summer read guaranteed to keep readers engaged from start to finish. Readers won’t know what to expect with so many twists and turns. A definite page-turner guaranteed to keep readers up at night sprinting to the end of the final chapter. Sarah Drayton just wanted to escape her dreary existence Read More
Counterfeit Love
Crystal Caudill’s Counterfeit Love is a definite page-turner full of intrigue, romance, and mystery. Readers will delve right into the story of Theresa Payne