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, 2022September 22, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Featured Art: Sepia Tree

January 7, 2022January 3, 2022 Featured Art, NLAPW

“Sepia Tree” by Susan S. Buzzi, Fort Lauderdale Branch (Florida) Large-format film, 24 x 30 inches   Artist’s Statement: I see myself as a social barometer with the goal to ... Read more