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This Precious Moment

Thumbnail image for This Precious Moment by Thomas Norman DeWolf May 25, 2011

“We have a fuel leak on the right side of the plane. We need to evacuate.” The pilot’s voice got everyone’s attention. I heard the word “evacuate” but wasn’t sure about the rest of what he said through the distortion in the sound system. I turned toward the man and woman sitting next to me [...]

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A love of cemeteries

Thumbnail image for A love of cemeteries by Thomas Norman DeWolf March 2, 2011

My whole life I’ve loved cemeteries. Some people find that morbid. I find it fascinating and life-affirming. I’ve been known to pull off the road while driving just to check out a cemetery we encounter. Reading random headstones fires the imagination. I ran across John T. Dana’s headstone in a small cemetery in Massachusetts in [...]

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You Know That I’ll Be Reaching For Higher Ground

Thumbnail image for You Know That I’ll Be Reaching For Higher Ground by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 22, 2010

“Given the possibility of living up to the dream in me, you know that I’ll be reaching for higher ground.” John Denver (Higher Ground) Throughout my life and my career I have recognized when the conversations within me asked me, moved me, pushed me to take paths of new, powerful and unique challenge. Such was [...]

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The Cub

Thumbnail image for The Cub by John W Strobel III December 16, 2010

It was bright yellow and even though it was only six years old, it had a dependable, comfortable, safe look about it, almost as if the war years had added character to its pert cuteness. Other mechanical veterans of World War II didn’t seem to have the energetic aura that the Piper J-3 Cub airplane [...]

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Reach out

Thumbnail image for Reach out by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 8, 2010

Reaching out when life is hurting can be the most frightening thought we can consider. We fear rejection. We fear disappointment. We fear silence. But, when pain engulfs our life, the smoke and flames can blind us to the exit labeled SOLUTION. Times such as these we need the eyes, heart, mind, and strong arms [...]

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A Post About A Bookstore

Thumbnail image for A Post About A Bookstore by Catherine Ryan Hyde November 17, 2010

My first true mentor was author Jean Brody (Gideon’s House, A Coven of Women, Cleo). I met her when I first had the guts to join the Cambria Writers Workshop and read my work out loud (picture if you will: hands trembling as they try to hold the printout; hammering heart; much pausing for life-giving [...]

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Little Gems with Big Promise

Thumbnail image for Little Gems with Big Promise by Emily L Butler May 10, 2010

Some of life’s quirky moments get infused with a mysterious mixture of timing and poignancy and against all odds, manage to stay etched upon our awareness forever. An interesting conversation I had with my Dad many years ago still lingers with me in that kind of vivid detail. When I recall that day and our [...]

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And the nominees for Best Picture are…

Thumbnail image for And the nominees for Best Picture are… by Brooke Leigh Sheldon March 8, 2010
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iPhones use the DOWNLOAD link to listen The magic of excitement brews as the lights going down in the theater. The swell of the music fills our ears. Then, on the screen, rushing colors and images fly by. We become mesmerized, hypnotized by the expanse before us. A great film is compelling. It captivates us. [...]

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Seasons of Love

Thumbnail image for Seasons of Love by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 16, 2010

In 1996, the composer and playwright Jonathan Larson gave the world a song which alters the course of lives, and will continue to alter the course of lives yet to come, around this globe. And, the day before his intense and thoughtfully powerful play, which includes this song of dynamic reflection, was to premiere – [...]

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The best you can be

Thumbnail image for The best you can be by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 12, 2010

None of us is offered every perfect element to create a perfect life.  Yet, we do create the most perfect version of ourselves we can with the opportunities, experiences and tools available to each of us. music by Kevin MacLeod, Simple Duet Please share this story!

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