by Carole Duff | Jan 8, 2018 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Zero degrees Farenheit. The official temperature in the valley below our mountain house yesterday morning. Keith and I didn’t go to church but not because of the weather. We both have colds. When I’m stuffed up, snuffling, hacking, and blowing my nose, I feel pitiful....
by Carole Duff | Jan 1, 2018 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Last night, Keith and I raised our glasses and shouted, “Happy New Year!” then went to bed early as usual. Today, we eat, drink, and make merry with friends. But tomorrow, I’ll fast in preparation for a routine medical procedure. Have you noticed that many prayer...
by Carole Duff | Sep 25, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
Crossing the bridge onto Vasilyevsky Island, tour escort Julia pointed out the old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and two Rostral victory columns marking the Strelka or spit of the island. “This area is popular, especially for wedding parties taking pictures,” she...
by Carole Duff | Sep 4, 2017 | Family, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
This is the third of four posts related to our August excursion to see the solar eclipse. Sunday before the eclipse, Keith and I spent the night in the “Out of Africa Experience” room at Thee Matriarch Bed and Breakfast in Orangeburg, South Carolina. We shared...
by Carole Duff | Jul 17, 2017 | Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
The air conditioning in the Rotunda’s Multipurpose Room at the University of Virginia was set to sub-zero. New arrivals, refugees from last week’s steam bath in Charlottesville, might have welcomed the chill. But those of us who’d stayed from the previous workshop in...
by Carole Duff | Jul 10, 2017 | Writing and Reading |
Last week, a rejection email showed up in my inbox. “Although I don’t find your essay right for our needs, I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to consider it,” the editor wrote. Nice Try but no Trophy. Submitting a piece for publication is like...
