2025

I’m thinking about O. Henry today. It is that time of the year.  But I’ll get to that in a minute. O. Henry was born into this world as William Sydney Porter.  He is one of those writers whose work feels even richer once you know a little bit about his own story. The good […]

Apparently, I am attached. I recently read an article about the language of attachment styles. There are four. They are: secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful-avoidant. Supposedly, this gives us the new “take” for understanding how we love. But unlike all of those trendy personality quizzes, this one has real scientific roots. Here’s how it started.

Sometimes our world shifts so quietly that we barely notice. But then. Then there are those other times when the change feels like a huge sledgehammer slamming down. And then there are those things that move gradually, in measured stanzas. Here is one of those things. It is about religion. Lately, more and more people

The Spelling and Learning By Linda Stowe I have always been unsure how to spell the word gauge because I can never remember whether the U or the A comes first. Today, I used the word in connection with the word cause and realized I had created my own mnemonic. From now on, whenever I

Cat. Mouser.Pot. Kettle.Walk. Stroll. Build. Construct. We’ve all reached for a thesaurus while writing, at some point in our lives.  If we’ve found the right word because of this, we’ve quietly thanked Peter Mark Roget. Roget. The man behind the Thesaurus.  He was born in London in 1779.  Roget was far more than a word collector.

Every day, we make a hundred little choices.  Some of those choices are loud and obvious.  And then, others are barely noticeable. Like, do I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or ham salad on soft white bread?  But tucked inside each choice is a chance to practice wisdom. It is a special kind

Go Fetch By Linda Stowe When I was a kid one of my primary uses was to open the gate or garage door or to go fetch things. It didn’t matter who the adult was who needed these things opened or fetched, whatever kid was in the vicinity would be called into service. No use

They say we should never meet our heroes.There is a song by Jill Sobule called Heroes. It addressed this topic, saying, “The statue in the park has lost its crown.” But we all have our heroes, don’t we?  Perhaps we don’t call them that. But they are those good people whom we respect and admire.