Sharon J. Anderson
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Little Lighthouses
Ever perfunctorily greet and walk past a stranger at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning who then yells after you, ‘Hey! What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve seen this morning?” Stunned, I told the stranger about the adult and adolescent… Continue reading
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Ignite 3/1/19
It’s been said that a good man is hard to find . . . Continue reading
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That’s So Pat! 2/27/19
Pat here again to provide Pat answers to all of your questions from toad rage to the DaVinci Toad! A Richard Feder in White Flint, New Jersey writes: Dear Pat: my friend, Romeo, is the loneliest frog in the entire… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/22/19
“Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall . . .” Continue reading
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Silencio Blanco (White Silence)
“They can be gods, idiots, or worms. They are able to nurture children or terrify adults. They survive indefinitely without normal biological aging but also can die and come back to life again and again.” — Eileen Blumenthal They are… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/15/19
The day after Valentine’s Day . . . Continue reading
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Faithful to Old Faithful
“There’s a sweetness about them that tugs at our hearts,” said my sister, Dawna, when I asked about the commitment she and her wife, Amber, have made to adopting older dogs. “They still have a lot of life left.” Above… Continue reading
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Ignite 2/8/19
In one week, it will be Valentine’s Day! As Dorothy Parker said: “Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,/a medley of extemporanea,/And love is a thing that can never go wrong,/and I am the Queen of Romania.” Continue reading
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Ignite 2/1/19
“Life is a great surprise,” said Vladimir Nabokov, “I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.” Continue reading
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Ignite 1/25/19
Sadly, more than 800,000 Federal employees are living on a shoestring budget. But what would life be like if you actually lived in a shoe? Continue reading
