If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever… Read More
You never intended to be in this world.But you’re in it all the same.So why not get started immediately.I mean, belonging to it.There is so much to admire, to weep over.~ Mary Oliver ~… Read More
If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first grea… Read More
(Photo: Paducah Life Magazine)Reprinted from LA Times Travel:Paducah, Kentucky: About 175 miles southeast of St. Louis is the enclave of Paducah, founded in 1827 by William Clark (of L… Read More
I spent a great deal of time with my maternal grandparents as I was growing up. And since my great-grandfather lived with them for several years before his death, I… Read More
Main Street, Paducah, KentuckyLocated at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers, Paducah offers a rich history and a variety of cultural attractions. The town’s LowerTown… Read More
In my spare time I've been working on a series of short stories about my husband's life. Bill grew up in a small town near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and… Read More
Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny—he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work to be completed. You are not here accidentally… Read More
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.~ Nelson Mandela ~ July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013 Read More
For flowers that bloom about our feet,For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet,For song of bird, and hum of bee,For all things fair we hear or see,Father in heaven, we thank Thee.For blue of… Read More