Category: reflection
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News from the Local Library
Someone in my family has served on the board of trustees for Mary Meuser Memorial Library since roughly 2008 missing only one year-ish. I have returned to the board as of 2023. We recently resumed our in-person meetings post-Covid and this one (which I attended in pajamas because I forgot…
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Poetry is Stupid; Change My Mind
Today, at the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Darrell Parry delivered a presentation at the organization’s morning meeting called, “Poetry is Stupid. Change My Mind.” He followed that with an afternoon workshop of what he described as 12 enthusiastic writers participating in various exercises relate to the crafting of poetry…
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Why We Read: I don’t think it’s escape
We often hear that readers read books to escape, but I think it’s more complex than that. I think, sure, if we had to describe succinctly the allure of reading that would be it. I’ve been a writer for decades. And if I it weren’t for personal health issues*, I…
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Tribute to Spring, by Larry Sceurman
A time for renewal, balance, and thought The spring equinox, Monday, March 20, is the first day of spring. I imagine the celebration of spring, the beginning of the new, rebirth, the ability to grow and sustain life has always been with us. Indigenous people believe that Mother Earth gives…
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How is it a great big, small world?
On Monday, I went to the hand specialist for a finger injury sustained falling down the stairs. Small world “coincindence” #1: Thurston was the first responder on the scene on the day of the accident, and the other people who witnessed the incident asked if we knew each other. I,…
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Brainstorming: Plans for 2023
We all need a brainstorming day. Our culture seems to value the end of the calendar year as a time for collecting our thoughts, setting goals and focusing on moving forward. But I think we all need to do such brainstorming and organizing periodically. First, a retrospective: Parisian Phoenix published…
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Modern Frankenstein
Yesterday was Halloween, so for the last month the themes of monsters, horror and spookiness has filled my podcast feed. One such podcast was last week’s episode of “Not Past It,” a historical podcast that looks at an event from “that week in history.” This particular episode focused on the…
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