Author Archives: Ann C. Averill

Spider Glue

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Is the past gone? Duh, yes. But does it control you? My honest answer, much more than I’d like. As a memoirist this is both a blessing and a curse. I can remember events as if they happened yesterday. The … Continue reading →

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High School Survivor

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

This Saturday at four o’clock it will be exactly fifty years since I walked across the stage of The Saratoga Performing Arts center as a high school graduate. And this Saturday at exactly four o’clock, there will be a class … Continue reading →

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My Captain

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

My father always had a sailboat.  He knew about hoists and turnbuckles, jib sheets, and rudders. He knew how to come about, how to go before the wind, and how to tack on a close haul. He knew how to jibe without … Continue reading →

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Post-Covid Reunions

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

For the first time since the pandemic, two of my grandsons came for a weekend overnight. These are the first two grandsons I babysat after I retired. These are my first two baby crushes. All you grandmothers know what I … Continue reading →

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Aunt Nelly and Janis Joplin

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Now that pandemic restrictions are lifting, I was able to attend the memorial for one of my husband’s aunts. For privacy’s sake I’ll call her Nelly. Early in our marriage, Nelly’s home was where we joined innumerable relatives to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Let it Be

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

“The Love and peace generation of the sixties wasn’t wrong in trying to imagine something better than a world filled with hate and war – it was wrong in not finding a better Messiah than the Beatles.” I’m part of … Continue reading →

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Rewrite

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

A book review of: When You Don’t Like Your story: What if Your Worst Chapters Could Become Your Greatest Victories by Sharon Jaynes ************************************************************************************* How many of you would like to rewrite certain chapters of your life? Probably the ones … Continue reading →

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Frozen Forsythia

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Halfway through April, and it’s snowing again. The forsythia bush outside my window is in full bloom despite an icy veil. Writer to writer, the weather reflects how I feel. After months of perfecting a proposal for a new memoir, … Continue reading →

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Easter’s Aftermath

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

After the crucifixion, the disciples scattered and hid, crushed and disillusioned. Big, strong Peter disowned Jesus afraid of a little servant girl. But after Mary Magdalene and a few female followers saw the empty tomb, and encountered an angel, and … Continue reading →

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How to Kill a Zombie

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

I recently joined a storyteller’s circle, which as a writer, I thought would be a piece of cake. A lot of the same rules apply whether you are writing a story or telling it orally. The end has to kiss … Continue reading →

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