H1N1 Vaccine Day
Nope. No qualms about it here. When it comes to life or death, or the risk thereof, it’s a no-brainer. Today we line up at our local clinic. Pack the backpack with food, toys, books, lollipops (wasn’t my last post about the dentist…oh boy….)….here we go….

Blind, Autistic Woman Rakes Leaves To Pay For Dental Work.
Heather Stone collects leaves earlier this week at a home where she and some volunteers raked leaves to help Stone raise money to have dental work done. Stone has raised $41 so far toward a $12,000 visit. When I read this story I thought of Adam. How a mo

My typewriter
A year-and-a-half ago, I had an obsession with typewriters. I bought them first for Adam, thinking that he would find the one with the right feel and sound as he was learning his keyboard. For Adam, he enjoys sound and experiments by tapping onto different objects and surfaces. He studies sound as much as he is in love with letters. Adam’s father purchased a wonderful old Remington for me years ago that Adam enjoyed playing with. So, as I was healing from two surgeries for ovarian cancer in 2008 (I am fine, in case you were wondering), I entertained myself on EBay and bought some old electrics. When I was back on my feet, I began stashing them in various locations where I had plann

Writing Notes No. 1
I have a list of writing topics. There they are, line by line, one stacked upon the other awaiting more words in my little red writing book. The book is delightfully full enough to make me feel somewhat accomplished. The weight of the paper from its corresponding blue ink feels thick and full and crinkles differently than the crisp empty page. There sure are a lot of ideas and words in that book. Like NaNoWriMo, I can claim my 50,000 words and then some. But as lovely as the weight of words feels in my hands, they are not woven together. Weaving together is the art of writing. I can draw the perfect picture in my mind, and

November is Novel Writing Month!
It is a pleasant coincidence that November happens to be Novel Writing Month at Nanowrimo and I decided to join (partly to become part of the community again). Nanowrimo requires 50,000 words by November 30th, but it’s the end product I want by next year. Let the writing begin.