Sharon J. Anderson

  • Election Day Forecast

    A couple of weeks ago, I posted Parts One & Two of “Operation Sharonimo” — the fulfillment of Writing Assignment #1 from my Write Wing companion. Assignment #2 was this: Your local television station has fired its meteorologist and hired you… Continue reading

    Election Day Forecast
  • Ignite 11/2/18

    “I want something from Daddy that he is not able to give me . . . . It is only that I long for Daddy’s real love: not only as his child, but for me — Anne, myself.” — Anne Frank… Continue reading

    Ignite 11/2/18
  • Aglow — All Saint’s Day 2018

    Today is All Saint’s Day — a Christian festival in honor of all the saints, known and unknown. This year, I remember my mother, who died last January 6. I miss her. I wish I had known her better. I… Continue reading

    Aglow — All Saint’s Day 2018
  • Ignite 10/26/18

    If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother . . .     Continue reading

    Ignite 10/26/18
  • This Little Light

    My mother has been on my mind and heart a lot lately. Like me, her favorite season was Fall; a season she did not experience the last decades of her life when she and my father lived in Orlando, Florida.… Continue reading

    This Little Light
  • Operation Sharonimo — Part Two

    “An undercover spy is about to impersonate you in all aspects of your life. Write Instructions.” Yesterday, I posted Part One of “Operation Sharonimo” — created from a writing prompt (above) assigned to me by my faithful Write Wing companion who… Continue reading

    Operation Sharonimo — Part Two
  • Operation Sharonimo — Part One

    “An undercover spy is about to impersonate you in all aspects of your life. Write Instructions.” A couple of weeks ago, as a way of kicking my writing ass, I asked my faithful writing companion and member of my writing… Continue reading

    Operation Sharonimo — Part One
  • Ignite 10/12/18

    To write or not to write. To laugh or not to laugh. Laughing is always easier.   Continue reading

    Ignite 10/12/18
  • Aglow 10/11/18

    A year before she died, my poet friend, Kathy Mitchell, won first place in a Virginia poetry competition for the poem featured in today’s post. She wrote it following a break-up with her then male companion. Let’s Be Trees Kathy… Continue reading

    Aglow 10/11/18
  • A Blackbird’s Song

    Did the song of a blackbird bring comfort to my dying friend? ***** “A blackbird’s song can’t stop disease, but it can offer comfort.” So believes Rachel Clarke, the author of Your Life In My Hands: A Junior Doctor’s Story… Continue reading

    A Blackbird’s Song