by Carole Duff | Oct 7, 2020 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
We sat in lawn chairs around an open fire, glad for the warmth against the crisp evening and the physical distancing we’ve experienced in the past several months. Our pastor and his wife had invited the elders and their wives for a backyard gathering and dessert. All...
by Carole Duff | Sep 14, 2020 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
A gentle breeze rustled the pages of my legal pad while I took notes on the bistro table—outside so as not to disturb Keith. On the other end of the phone was author and writing coach Lisa Romeo. After attending her reading at HippoCamp 2018, I’d purchased her...
by Carole Duff | Aug 17, 2020 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Snippet #1: Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling… At night, I draw the covers under my chin, snuggling against the chill and steady patter. Rain in August is a welcome respite. But then the days dawn dark and damp. Snippet #2: So I just did...
by Carole Duff | Jul 13, 2020 | Faith, Local or Human Interest |
Yesterday, I had an opportunity to get over myself. The story behind this picture of me, reading Isaiah 55:10-13 at Bethany Lutheran Church, appears in a guest post on The Perennial Gen that went live last Thursday:...
by Carole Duff | Jun 22, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
One afternoon last week, Cato puppy and I headed to the mailbox. Freya dog loves to run in the woods but doesn’t enjoy walking on the road—perhaps the gravel hurts her paw pads. And these days, Heathcliff dog is too old and arthritic to make the trip. So, it was just...
