People love stories. The world needs stories.
Sunday, I blogged about my daughter growing more active in church and how I, no longer as active, have been relegated to “Jada’s mother” status. Author Y. Calleiro commented that it’s hard to let go, and I told Yvette there was a story about the moment I learned to let go. This morning, I’ll tell […]
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Women’s History Month As I mentioned in an earlier post, Friday, March 8, I joined hundreds of viewers and watched AARP Movies for Grownups’ presentation of “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”, directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Aside from the experience of viewing this production online and actively commenting with almost 2000 other viewers, I came away with […]
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Nobel and Pulitzer Prize Winner Toni Morrison A film documenting the life of famed author Toni Morrison will air tonight, March 8, just in time for international Women’s day. AARP Movies for Grownups Screenings presents The Pieces I Am, a 2019 documentary by director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. (Follow the link to discover how to gain internet access to this 119-minute broadcast.)https://watch.aarp.org/aarpmfg/play/65a964f0bc5ffc0039ae0a3e I […]
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Theme: “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” This month, The Long and Short Stories of Life will honor women from every background who work hard, speak loud, and bring attention to inequality and injustice across our country. American women didn’t begin advocating for equity, diversity, and Inclusion in the 21st century, but from the […]
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Two Thousand and Twenty-four has settled in. My poinsettias knew it about a week before Christmas. They had grown spindly, and the leaves were dropping at a rate of two a day no matter how much I watered them. A glorious red poinsettia that I bought at Costco still flourishes so that everyone remarks on […]
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