“Child Reading” by Marie Garafano, Sarasota Branch (Florida) 4×5 gouache This piece was painted for a poster competition for The Free Library of Philadelphia.
By Diane McDonough Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts She sets the table, stirs applesauce scented with cinnamon and cloves simmering on the stove. No words pass between them as he ... Read more
By Deborah A. Dickinson-Deacon Western New York Branch Wide open kitchen window reveals: Westerly winds that whisper warmly. Dove coos in calming clarity. Cardinal and robin each perform ... Read more
By Ann Marie Vale Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts A desire to reach out in love With the grace bestowed from God above, Offering a fervent prayer for each other ... Read more
“Shadows,” photography by Polly Curran, Sarasota Branch (Florida) Artist’s Statement: We occasionally travel to the Miami area just for the Fairchild Botanical Gardens and the Morikami Museum and ... Read more
By Bette Lafferty Temple Terrace Branch, Tampa, Florida Growing older has not diminished the joy I feel when viewing a new box of crayons, or the paint samples at ... Read more
“Alive!” — watercolor/oil pastel on Arches paper (17×20) By Susan Dolan, Columbus Branch, Georgia About the artist For Susan Dolan, becoming a Pen Woman at the Columbus Branch, Georgia, in ... Read more
By Susan Wurtzburg Honolulu Branch, Hawaii When I was a child, I was always waiting. “Once you are bigger, you can stay up late.” Early to bed – ... Read more
Dear Pen Women blog readers, We’ve noticed we haven’t see your lovely comments to poems and art in a few weeks. We missed you! It turned out, there ... Read more
