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Variations on the theme of cover: reveal, conceal, and protection

Variations on the theme of cover: reveal, conceal, and protection

by Carole Duff | Jun 17, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 0 comments

“I love the cover of your book,” said a woman who stopped by our booth at the local Farmers Market on Saturday morning. She picked up my book then glanced at Keith’s. “I love both books,” she said. The word “cover” can mean to protect or conceal. Covers do protect our...
Someday things are gonna get easier, things’ll get brighter

Someday things are gonna get easier, things’ll get brighter

by Carole Duff | May 13, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

“Years ago, I could not have imagined a someday like this,” I said to Keith. We were sitting at an outside table on the terrace at the Byers Street Bistro. Later, we would read at the SWAG (Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta Group) open mic located at SolArt Center...
We all waste something, but was this a waste of time?

We all waste something, but was this a waste of time?

by Carole Duff | Feb 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

It might have seemed like a waste for me to be sitting at the sales table during our local community’s First-Saturday-of-the-month Winter Market on Saturday morning. After all, it only takes one to make a sale, and The Starflower is Keith’s book, not mine. I...
Copy: a single specimen, transcript, reproduction, or imitation

Copy: a single specimen, transcript, reproduction, or imitation

by Carole Duff | Oct 2, 2023 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

“Here’s my book,” Keith said as he handed a copy of his novel The Starflower to the appliance technician. Our oven heating element had broken, and the damage from the resulting explosion was beyond our DIY abilities. Plus, it was fun to chat with this guy, because...
Nothing can replace the joys of getting old

Nothing can replace the joys of getting old

by Carole Duff | Aug 28, 2023 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

Nothing can replace the joy of having family here to celebrate my not-to-terribly-strange-to-be-seventy birthday plus two. Loved ones help us mark significant milestones and remind us of hard-won lessons.  Becoming old does not replace who we were before As Andrea...
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