Tag: family
member name: Sunnye T.
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August 05, 2007 02:11 PM EDT --
The American voter and the American media are not informed enough about the war in Iraq to voice opinions on it. In doing so, we are irresponsible and foolish. We may also destroy our country and our political . . .
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December 31, 2006 04:39 PM EST --
President Ford was the only President of the United States that I ever met personally. Well, sort of met, that is. We weren't actually introduced, at least not in the usual way. It happened like . . .
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January 12, 2007 10:20 AM EST --
I received an e-mail this morning, sent by a person frustrated by the fact that newspapers often refuse to print letters that disagree with their editorial policies. Obviously a previous letter writer . . .
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February 04, 2007 04:01 PM EST --
This is s letter that is widely distributed over the internet. I'm publishing it here for two reasons, first, it echoes what I've heard from family and friends who have served in the very places . . .
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July 21, 2006 08:38 AM EDT --
Brian Lamb re-ran an old interview with Katharine Graham on C-Span's Book TV the other day, a portion of which I found totally fascinating. You remember Mrs. Graham: She took over the publication of . . .
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August 12, 2006 05:00 PM EDT --
Life and death are colliding in my reality just now. I think it's time to turn off the emotions and give events time to sort themselves out before I allow myself to feel anything. The roller coaster . . .
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November 22, 2006 08:49 AM EST --
I can't believe it's been almost two months since I posted here! But it's been a happy and somewhat challenging two months, so I have no complaints.
We bought a house in Nebraska and . . .
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December 17, 2006 08:44 PM EST --
Christmas, 1944
I was nine years old. I wanted more than anything a Tommy Tucker doll, a doll house, a 16mm movie projector with films to show. In 1944 the world was at war and everyone was dedicated . . .
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December 21, 2006 09:26 AM EST --
My aching heart sends forth its faith and, quavering,
The old beloved carol sounds beside your grave
As I kneel to brush aside the gently sifting snow
And, singing softly, herald once again the . . .
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July 25, 2006 06:15 PM EDT --
I set this group up to be a welcoming place for people who must deal with autism in any form (and there are many forms). I hope you'll tell your story here and share your ...adventures....in dealing . . .
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July 16, 2006 03:05 AM EDT --
On this fast-warming summer day I stand stiff and straight in the deep gray canyons of West Point. It's "R Day" at the . . .
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July 27, 2006 08:54 AM EDT --
I am writing a cookbook for our granddaughter-in-law-to-soon-be. Now I'm no novice at this particular project. I've published a cookbook (a family one that enjoyed considerable success and was . . .
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July 17, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
Preamble:
I was blessed and extremely fortunate to be born into a large and loving Southern family -- a family not at all like the ones typically written about by authors.
My grandfather (not great-grandfather . . .
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July 28, 2006 01:24 PM EDT --
The 1988 movie, The Rain Man, starred Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man and Tom Cruise as his frustrated brother. Both did a superb job of acting but Hoffman's portrayal as a savant was perfect. I . . .
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August 16, 2006 07:28 PM EDT --
Well Ladies and Gentlemen, I did it.
I got up the nerve to publish one of my memoir stories in the Amazon contest. It's one that encompasses just about all life has to offer from beginnings to endings . . .
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August 17, 2006 08:31 AM EDT --
The French villanelle turned out to be a true challenge for me. In the traditional Villanelle:
The lines are grouped into five tercets and a concluding quatrain. Thus a Villanelle has . . .
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