By Patricia Doyne Diablo/Alameda Branch   A paperclip is simple: two loops of wire, one inside the other. Wires need to slightly separate in order to hold tightly. It’s a ... Read more

By Brenda Layman Central Ohio Branch   Thank you for the warm and fragrant memory Cycling down summer lanes In and out of sunlight and shadow Chasing the crystal wind ... Read more

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California   The tulips from your memorial service are open now, the vase sits on the windowsill, yellow, orange, purple, dark red petals, translucent like ... Read more

By Janet Fagal Central New York Branch   For my father, who would have been 100 in 2020, in remembrance of his positive spirit and everlasting belief in the goodness ... Read more

By Carolynn J. Scully Member-at-large when I watch a man struggle from another’s knee pressed hard on his neck squeezing his windpipe against the pavement when I imagine the broken ... Read more

By Marcy Von Kohorn Vero Beach Branch, Florida   Crossing a covered bridge over a pond With waterlilies and goldfish flitting between the rocks A tranquil setting to visit those ... Read more

By Judith McGinn Central New York Branch   I’m quarantined in Middle-earth on a cold, wintry day. If Bilbo Baggins happened by, I wonder what he’d say about his quest ... Read more

By Mary L. Gardner Central New York Branch             We went to war to find them. The search was costly, an obsession born of fear and stubborn certainty robbed of ... Read more

  By Donna Puglisi Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida   The creative heart will heal the world through Art, Poetry, Music. A Creative Heart will rule the world with love and ... Read more