by clarev | May 18, 2020 | Thoughts from the Porch Swing
So here we are. Hunkered down. Social distancing. Sheltering in place. What now?Many of us have turned to books. Reading is kind of like sheltering in place. It’s something we do mostly alone but something we are also doing in common. We come to our books from...
by rsmadmin | Jul 30, 2018 | Thoughts from the Porch Swing, Uncategorized
Over the past 35 years, I’ve skied hundreds of times, but I still remember my first attempt. I was 19 years old and not a huge fan of lakes (I was more of a pool girl) but was invited to go on a ski trip to Lake Tenkiller in Oklahoma. There were lots of ups and downs...
by rsmadmin | Jan 26, 2018 | Thoughts from the Porch Swing
A friend asked me today, what’s it like to be a writer? Then, before I could answer, she proceeded to tell me her vision. She saw me sitting with a cup of steaming tea, a dog in my lap, stocking feet stretched out in front of a crackling fire, typing away on my...
by rsmadmin | Aug 21, 2017 | Thoughts from the Porch Swing
The Path of Totality — A few months ago, I would have thought that was the title of the latest Star Wars movie or maybe the name of a new reality show featuring ninja warriors against knife wielding iron chefs. But since a very small portion of northeast...
