For 20 years, we watched the "sugar" being shared like it was a good thing. I remember one Christmas and Dai said, if they have sugar for breakfast again, I will not spend the day with them. But he did not get his wish and would not leave me alone with psychotic rams.
Social Justice
The Soup Kitchens
I write about Alabama with calm, but I have never been truly calm inside, writing about Alabama. Like about my great aunt. I didn't "see" her until I was in my 20s. Until then I didn't see much at all of one side of life. I write about her and her sister -- my grandmother … Continue reading The Soup Kitchens
Loose Thoughts Series: The last time…
Update - she has died. Additional updates below. This is what I wrote before she died: For no other reason than meanness. I got to hear her voice and she was so sad about not having a way to communicate with all her family and friends. She had talked with and visited with her friends … Continue reading Loose Thoughts Series: The last time…
Featured
Starved For Knowledge, Wooden Words
I would love to hear David Attenborough describe humans during a pandemic, some railing against authority, others hiding under the bed. So many failing to rise to the occasion and I do put this down to either what they do not know, or simply acting out for attention because a pandemic is a perfect setting … Continue reading Starved For Knowledge, Wooden Words
Featured
The Stigma of Uncomeliness
Wording is so delicate to express these thoughts about how the world's people see others, and how we see ourselves. I read once a story which called it the "Science of Beauty." People often gravitate to beauty and shun uncomeliness, whether we are aware of it or not. What is the opposite of beauty and … Continue reading The Stigma of Uncomeliness
Cherie Lynn's Herstory 