Sandwich Shoppe Catharsis Among Strangers
To another special needs mother-writer, I once joked about writing a piece entitled: "They stared bad." She choked, almost spitting out the sweet southern iced tea she was sipping as we waited for the arrival of our lunch order. If you have a special...
The Power of Visualizing a Life
Every time I get clear and clear the way, I am amazed at what I accomplish. I am remarrying this summer (another manifestation,) and we finally found a home two weekends back. I was so blown away when I walked in and found so many details just as I'd envisioned:...
Selfishly Missing Mother
Fridays here usually focus on the Arts. Mothering is an Art. And my Mother was a work of Art. And right now, I'm missing her a hell of a lot. (And no she wouldn't approve of me saying h-e-double-hockey sticks here.) I'm not missing my mother--who died at...
Bobbing Up For Air in Nashville
by Leisa A. Hammett, www.LeisaHammett.comOutside and overhead, we could hear the circling clop-clop of television news station helicopters and the occasional zoom of Vanderbilt Medical University LifeFlights. Inside we were trapped in a surreal universe, disconnected...
Our Book, Signed, Auctions @ $450
On Friday night, we partied, as celebrated below. But come Saturday morning, the rains began. They didn't stop until Sunday night. My attempt to pre-publish Monday's post (as I did this one and Friday's) was thwarted when we lost power Sunday...
Another Writer Speaks Up on Grief
Writer, author, blogger, editor, Kathy Rhodes , (front,) meeting life's turbulent waters head on! Photo: First Draft.Why do I write so much about Grief? I've experienced a hefty share of it. It's given me an opportunity to learn from it. Grief has...
Local Book Tour Winds Up-Almost
Apologies to subscribers, this was accidentally published on Sunday. You may be receiving this for a second time as a result. Perhaps it was listening to Kelley dish on Oprah that distracted me....Information regarding the canceled event, last graph, has been...
