Clouds

March 7, 2022March 1, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Sherrill Geer La Jolla Branch, California   They ride across the sky  like mythical beasts  just pretending to be clouds.   Their gray wisps of form are soon scattered, leaving ... Read more

What Happens Next?

March 1, 2022 Latest News, NLAPW, Nonfiction

  By Sharon Canfield Dorsey, Chesapeake Bay Branch                                        I pull into the restaurant parking and just sit. My heartbeat quickens. I’ve had my vaccine. So has my friend. A ... Read more

Featured Art: Autumn Mountain

February 23, 2022February 21, 2022 Featured Art, NLAPW

“Autumn Mountain” by Patricia Daly-Lipe, Jacksonville Branch (Florida) Oil, 24 x 30 inches Learn more of Patricia Daly-Lipe’s work at her website, literarylady.com

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Featured Poem: NLAPW

February 16, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Art, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Barbara Castle Hanson Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida   A vibrant sisterhood creative souls supporting caring sharing with one another the world.   Writing inspired literature poetry stories novels plays ... Read more

Featured Poem: Not to Worry

February 11, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Lois Batchelor Howard Palm Springs Branch, California   I wonder if God made many of us very tired as we reach our last years, so tired we won’t be ... Read more

Networkshop on Firsts: Calling all Writers

February 9, 2022February 12, 2022 Fiction and nonfiction, NLAPW

By Sarah Honenberger The Pen Woman fiction/nonfiction editor The first paragraphs below were sent by Pen members from across the country, Oregon to Florida. Share what you like and didn’t ... Read more

Featured Poem: My Dog

February 3, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Elvira Sisca Connecticut Pioneer Branch   My kids say My dog loves me Because I feed him, Makes him feel good. I feed my husband all his favorites So ... Read more

Featured Poem: Rosemary  

January 26, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Marcy Von Kohorn Vero Beach Branch, Florida   When I think of my dear friend Rosemary, I want to call her, as we chatted every day Maybe about our ... Read more

Featured Poem: There’s Beauty in a Woman

January 20, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Susan Zerweck Santa Clara County Branch, California   There’s beauty in a woman, There’s music in her soul, There’s beauty in a woman, that soul that makes her whole. ... Read more

Featured Poem: First Snowfall

January 12, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Donna Puglisi Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida   The quiet, the hush of a first snowfall. Delicate snowflakes cover my hair, kiss my eyelashes, melt on my tongue.   Each ... Read more