This was not the milestone birthday I envisioned, but then again, I never really envisioned it so it was not in any way forced to meet expectations. Frankly, I'm surprised to still be here.
I was so exhausted the day before,...
About That Birthday Cat
On the night prior to my birthday, a young black cat found us hanging out on the downstairs patio waiting for the midnight toast. It made great friends with my daughter. I petted it a little but I wasn't trying to encourage i...
I hate writing about myself!
Hate hate hate it!
When I attended the last writer's conference that I went to, and every publisher and agent I met with was interested, (in part because I did my homework about who to meet before I went) I left with one mess...
Topics:
biography, auto-biography, remembering the past, pain, inspiration, motivation.
Can We Heal Racial Division? Pt 1
As I've already admitted I am bearing down on being sixty years old. I lived through many decades of various perceptions about racism in this country and I am telling you the same thing my mother who is 80 has told me many t...
Topics:
cotton farm, blacks and whites, race, racists, racial division, peace, love, happiness, Godly, Jesus
Cat Tales
Last night was rainy, windy and cold. The black birthday cat without a name got to stay in my office while I was working. It is back in a chair on the other side of the desk tonight and it has barely moved. I think for the fi...