Tag Archives: memories
Why I Continue to Write
I used to hate to write. My mother and I used to have a constant battle on when I would write, how I would write, and what distracted me when I wrote. I was eventually banned from the use of … Continue reading
Remembering the Green Smells
Green is everywhere. Light breaks through rifts in the clouds then shimmers away again. The air is pleasant with dampness and brisk with a fresh chill. It feels as though the air is carpeted with memories. Sweet flowers begin to … Continue reading
Where I’m From…
Where I’m From By George Ella Lyon I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. I am from the dirt under the back porch. (Black, glistening it tasted like beets.) I am from the forsythia bush, the Dutch elm whose … Continue reading
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Spring Excitement
This Spring, I am excited about: the weather being warmer sun-kissed skin nights of stars and thunderstorms moments of hope stories of joy and sadness brilliant sunrises on Easter morning children’s laughter celebrating milestones discovering new places wandering into new … Continue reading
To Bear To Stand
Can you bear weight? Can you stand? These seem to be the questions that I have been getting recently. They have to do with my foot, and my recovery. For the longest time, I couldn’t stand to bear weight on … Continue reading
