Monthly Archives: October 2020

The Battle of Good and Evil

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Ann C. Averill

It’s a misty, moisty October morning less than a week before election day. The air hangs gray and damp over what’s left of the vegetable garden, decaying squash vines and toughened Kale. The scene reminds me of another autumn morning … Continue reading →

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Halloween

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Ann C. Averill

This is a walk down memory lane to the Halloween of my 60’s childhood. Before the pandemic made the boogie man real. Before there were over 200,000 dead to remember on All Souls Day. Before I understood what we masquerade … Continue reading →

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Bleeding Heart

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Ann C. Averill

            As we head toward Halloween, a season of the supernatural and masquerade, here is an original fairy tale about the illusion of control and the consequences of taking matters into our own hands. *************************************************************************************** In a time when magic … Continue reading →

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Over the Edge of Doubt

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Ann C. Averill

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Anyone remember this ditty my teacher taught us to introduce explorers of the New World? When my youngest daughter was the same age, she crafted a two-foot papier mâché Christopher Columbus for a … Continue reading →

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Slaying the Monster Shame

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Ann C. Averill

Shame, if we’re human, we have it. It dogs us, discourages us, keeps us in hiding or striving to prove we are worth more than the whispers of our self-condemnation.   So, where does shame come from? How does shame … Continue reading →

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