Rachael Ikins Central NY Branch Only you showed up 3 days in a row last September a year ago. The heat, the 3 flights of stairs, weight, furniture we lifted ... Read more
Linda K. Bridges, Pikes Peak, Colorado Branch Unsuspecting, a quarrel hits without warning! Angry words fly—well-aimed missiles—hitting their mark. The shards and debris of broken relationships land here and ... Read more
M. J. Putnik, Boca Raton, Florida Branch I just kissed my husband goodbye. I watch him walk toward his marked police car and get inside. I stand at the window ... Read more
Susan Bassler Pickford, Member-at-Large in Lyman, Maine Navigating the dangerous passage of old age Between rocks and eddies One side covered with indifferent, defeatist attitudes Devil- may- care, rock hard, ... Read more
The new national board members, left to right, Jane Maclean, fifth vice president; Sheila Byrnes, second vice president; Ronnie Miller, fourth vice president; Virginia Franklin Campbell, president; Lorna Jean Hagstrom, ... Read more
Brenda Layman, Central Ohio Branch Bright morning balcony sun Me, arranging flowers in the old green vase That was my mother’s Kept in a cabinet over the refrigerator Where ... Read more
Cleo Griffith, Modesto, CA Branch The pest control man came today, the first encounter, and I wanted to hug him, cry on his shoulder, pat his back, say I ... Read more
Mary Joan Meagher, Minnesota Branch Once there was a light – But it was hidden. Sometimes a gleam showed, But hardly anyone knew it was there. The light ... Read more
Anne Marie Vale, Ph. D., Sarasota Branch My mom, Rita, was born in 1920. Money was scarce and troubles were plenty. But her faith was strong and her spirit ... Read more
