Sharon J. Anderson
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Ignite 8/3/18
The theme of this week’s, “Ignite”: statutory laughter. Continue reading
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Feed Your Head — Part Two
“The theater, when it is potent enough to deserve its ancestry, is always dangerous. That is why it is instinctively feared by people who do not want change, but only preservation of the status quo.” For 28 years, the plays… Continue reading
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Feed Your Head — Part One
“We celebrate the power of stories. Their power to thrill you, to entice you, to invigorate you. Their power to make you think. From various walks of life, patrons and artists alike will come together in Shepherdstown, West Virginia to… Continue reading
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Ignite 7/27/18
It’s Friday and time again to end the week by igniting laughter! This week’s cartoons have a similar theme. Can you guess what it is? If you can’t, perhaps you need some professional help. Perhaps you need to see a… Continue reading
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My Willow Oak
Early yesterday morning, I heard a thundering thud . . . so loud, it scared my cat, Jem, and drove me outside my front door. Had accumulated snow melted and slipped from a tall building? Impossible, it was July. Had… Continue reading
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Birthday Match Game!
TODAY IS ADRIENNE’S BIRTHDAY! To mark the occasion, I am challenging Spark and Spitfire readers to a match game! Following are four images (labeled A, B, C, D) from the front of greeting cards Adrienne has bestowed upon me over the past… Continue reading
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Sisters Showing Up
“We are each other’s reference point at our turning points.” This quote from Elizabeth Fishel’s book, Sisters: Shared Histories, Lifelong Ties — a compilation of more than 150 interviews and questionnaires with more than 150 women — describes what my… Continue reading
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Spit and Spitfire
Hell hath no fury like a woman outwitted by technology. You heard me — nothing saps a woman’s creativity more than inexplicable technical glitches for which there is no logical pattern. No rhyme. No reason. Do not pass go. Do… Continue reading
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Test Post
Troubleshooting troubleshooting Continue reading
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Ignite Laughter 7/13/18
Here’s your weekend laugh from Spark and Spitfire! I have an extensive cartoon collection, organized alphabetically by subject. I plan to post one every Friday as my way of igniting the healing power of laughter. Continue reading







