Music is important to many of us. A song accompanies us as we do housework, write a story, or drive along the highway. Darcy Campbell likes music too. In Best Left Buried, Darcy listens to an old love song in chapter one. In fact, that song, coming through the radio of her car, lulls her […]
Apr 7, 2015
A Homey, Lovely Mess
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Today is a special day, a national holiday that I’ll bet you are not aware of. I wasn’t. It is a day to gladden the cockles of my heart and take a load of guilt off my shoulders. Now, who wouldn’t want a holiday like that? You know that sink full of dirty dishes in the kitchen? Are […]
Apr 4, 2015
Eclipse
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The moon looks as if a giant mouse has taken a bite from the left side of it. I’m watching the eclipse. It is awe-inspiring. Silently, slowly, earth’s shadow is crossing over the face of the moon, blotting out that giant night light in the sky. It’s wonderful to watch and to know this is […]
Apr 2, 2015
Freedom to Think
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Freedom! Millions have died to obtain it or keep it. Without it, what do we have? I’m just asking. Do we have security from fear of retaliation? Do we have the warm feeling of belonging? Do we have a feeling of superiority?From what do we want to be free? And what is worth giving up […]
Mar 31, 2015
Hope and Springtime
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Today, being the last of March, may be unpredictable. You know how she is, warm one day, cold the next but all in all, the adage about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb is holding true. April? I don’t know. April is whimsical. But, with March, we can tuck […]
Mar 25, 2015
Running for the Office
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Just so we understand this is all tongue-in-cheek and completely imaginary, don’t bother with write-in votes. Reporter: So today, Mrs. Manos, you are announcing you are a candidate for Office of the President of the United States? (snicker) If you’ll pardon me, what makes you think you are qualified? Me: (nervously pleating the hem of […]
