Brilliant Flashes
An Appreciation of Wool
Names and Nicknames
December 1, 2022 Social Media Frustration Two weeks ago, I closed a certain social media account because of the platform’s inability to articulate their problem with my posts. They say they encourage businesses to learn from each other and collaborate. (Sounds good!) They say they do not allow hard-sell, spammy,…
You’re Never Too Old
October 23, 2022 You’re Never Too Old Recent activities this summer and fall have been senior writing workshops organized by The Room to Write (TRtW). This local non-profit organization’s mission is: To connect and support writers of all ages, abilities and means, by providing the physical space and structured support…
Tea
Friendships and Values
Memorial Day Musings – Remembrance and Grief
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Memorial Day Musings For sixteen years, I have participated in the Memorial Day ceremonies in the town of Millis, a small town in south-central Massachusetts. In 2006, Mark Slayton, a fellow Civil War reenactor and member of Millis’s American Legion Post 208, asked the small corps…