Ginny never was a gregarious person, but she did enjoy attending a soiree now and then with one of her friends who was determined to break her of her self-imposed isolation. She would go along to get along, but she hated listening to the liars making all sorts of false claims about their love lives,... Continue Reading →
Teaching College Students During a Pandemic is Surreal
When I learned that all instruction was going online, I thought of it as an adventure. But, instead, I find it difficult for students and me. Meeting in Zoom is very different, and keeping their attention in a classroom is hard, but when they are at home with so many distractions, like family, it is... Continue Reading →
Good Golly, Miss Molly!
Between the coronavirus isolation, the level of pollen in the air and on everything outside, and starting to teach online tomorrow, I am feeling overwhelmed. I have had to learn Power Point all over again and a new app, Zoom, for teleconferrencing with students. I have invited my students to meet me twice a week... Continue Reading →
A Child's Hope Never Ends: Sunday Photo Fiction
Photo from Pixabay for the Sunday Photo Fiction Looking through the fence, expecting to see you arrive. Your promises sounded so real that time around. Mama'd told me not to get my hopes up too high. But I couldn't believe that you would let me down. You didn't even call me after the last time,... Continue Reading →
Apart in the Same House: Loving from a Distance
Douglas still works part-time at the local home improvement store, and, even though he is in the at-risk age group, his managers insist he must come to work. Because I have a heart condition and I only have half a left lung, my husband decided that we should stay apart in the same house, to... Continue Reading →
A Travel Lover’s Nightmare
I am having withdrawal symptoms at the thought that traveling the world has basically come to a halt. Being in the age group most likely to die from the coronavirus, Douglas and I had decided to travel in the United States this year by car to see Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Boston. But now,... Continue Reading →
Be a Help, Not a Hindrance! Tale Weaver#266
People tell you to show a little backbone When you're struggling with much pain. Buck up, stop whining, and be strong Are words they say over and over again. But, in this life, there comes a time When you just need a little bit of help. No matter how hard you've tried, You can't get... Continue Reading →
Letting Go of the Pity and Enjoying Life
I played hooky today! I didn't think my fragile ego could survive another student walking out of class during one of my lectures or showing up over 20 minutes late. I didn't write consequences for this behavior in my syllabus, not having dealt with it in other colleges and universities. So, I will have to... Continue Reading →
Living in a Democracy Means the World to Me
We are so painfully divided as a nation. I just want to hang my head and cry. Somehow we must find common ground, So with other Americans we willingly identify. Nothing should separate us from each other, Not race, ethnicity, or political ideology. There must be ways to disagree peacefully, Without hating those who share... Continue Reading →
When Nature Speaks, The Heart Listens
Knocking on the tree. Nature serenades my heart. A woodpecker's song. I thought up this poem as I walked through the woods last week and heard knocking against a tree. I asked Douglas what was the sound, and looking up into the trees, he spotted a red head moving back and forth on a nearby... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 