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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Forty-six years ago, my husband and I were married on Columbus Day, now called Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A few nights prior to our anniversary, I finished Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and was struck by the … Continue reading
My Aunt Ruth
Last week I wrote about SHAME, a painful consciousness of being bad, wrong, and less than because of doing bad, wrong things or having them done to you. Shame’s remedy is GRACE, being shown favor you don’t deserve. The question … Continue reading
The 5 Senses, a Writer’s Power Tools
A whiff of lilacs and I’m back in the arbor atop Thorndon Park, awash in college-girl angst, looking for love and my place in the universe. One beat of Stevie Wonder’s wah-wah pedal in “Superstition”, and I’m back in the … Continue reading
Posted in Flash memoir, Writing Process
Tagged #collegegraduation, #death, #fivesenseswriting, #god'sgrace, #poweroftestimonies, #writingcraft
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