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St. Charles Writers Group 30th Anniversary
Celebrating 30 years of SCWG and my 200th meeting as facilitator.
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Grocery Stories of My Life
Grocery stores do more than provide ingredients; they are part of the feast of our lives.
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On the Arrival of a Parkway Plane Tree
My artist brain gets a new streetside muse.
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On the Parting of a Pair of Parkway Pear Trees
Cities are filled with trees, and to know them is to love them, especially when you are a romantic at heart.
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At Night
For World Poetry Day, I share a poem and a piece of art inspired by wanderlust.
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Protest Ballad
Carpe Diem!
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“What’s in a Sicilian Surname?” from Page to Stage 2025
A short play for a local arts collaboration about family roots.
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American Red Fox
Inspired by the first day back to school after winter break: A New Year's poem.
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Magical Collision: A Pandemic Christmas Tale
2020 was anything but magical, but during Christmas that year, a special night of wonder descended upon our home.
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Christmas in Thailand
Christmas memories aren't all snow and Santa for me; the season also recalls times I got to spend in Thailand with my father's family when I was growing up.
