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STUFF–Part One

Life and Living, Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking about stuff – the objects we own and that fill the places we live. When we moved in 2019, we had to come to terms with our stuff. It was a really, really, really profound learning experience and gave us a whole new perspective on stuff. We gave…

CELEBRATING LOVE

Life and Living, Uncategorized
CELEBRATING LOVE   February is the month to celebrate love—Valentine’s Day. It’s a time to send red roses or candies in heart-shaped boxes or cards that gush with sweet sentiments.My husband and I are lucky. We’ve been together for a very long time—almost six decades. We’ve been married for 55…

MY NEPHEW

The Journalist, Uncategorized
Jan 27My nephew, Eric, was not quite one when his father, Jerry Rose, was killed in a plane crash in Vietnam. Eric grew up with no memory of his father. So, my book THE JOURNALIST brings his father to him. After Jerry’s death, Kay, my brother’s widow, Eric, and his…

NIGHT LIFE

Pandemic, Uncategorized
Ever since the Pandemic began, I’ve noticed that my dreams have become particularly vivid and dynamic. I’ve heard that many other folks have a hyper-active dream life too. How about you? Sometimes I have nightmares where I’m in a drama that flows from a TV show I’ve just watched or…

GOOD-BYE 2020

Life and Living, Uncategorized
The New Year is a time of nostalgia. Especially as I grow older, I’m acutely aware of the passage of time. So, as we ring is the next year, I think—another year gone… how many more will I have? This New Year is different. I have no sense of nostalgia…

The Ghostwriter

Creativity, The Journalist
I’ve done something new. I’ve written a play! Here’s how that came to be. I’m living now in Abiitan, a senior housing apartment building in downtown Minneapolis.  Abiitan is known for providing cultural programs for its residents.  We have lectures, classy films, concerts… When the Pandemic came, all these programs…

Serious About Winter

Seasons
Everybody I know in Minnesota is worried about winter this year. Winter in Minnesota is serious—we have not only snow but arctic-level cold. The walkways get so icy that going out for a stroll means slipping and sliding and trying hard not to fall. Winter in the time of pandemic…

American History

Pandemic
We are living in strange times when so much seems to be at risk–our lives, our democracy, and even our planet. My latest painting is a look back on the history of the U.S. It’s a violent history, especially if you were a person of color. Now there are calls…

MY BEAUTIFUL BLUE-EYED FRIEND

Life and Living
On the day of my book launch, my friend Helen, sent me an email with regrets. She wasn’t able to come to my launch party that day. She had already sent me a note, in capital letters: “I LOVE YOUR JOURNALIST BOOK!!!!” Her husband Gary was there at the party—I…

PROBABILITY

Pandemic
I live in downtown Minneapolis. Every now and then I see a yellow and red pedal-pub trundle down our street. Music is playing and people are singing and clinking their glasses. It looks jolly—almost as if there were no pandemic. The people who party in bars and cluster in crowds…
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