Category: nonfiction
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Futures
Mom celebrated her 100th birthday the first weekend of the New Year. Born January 2, 1925, her life embraced college, life as a wife and mother, a career as an elementary school librarian, and a meaningful retirement as a volunteer, avid traveler, and family matriarch. If asked today what tomorrow will bring, she would most likely…
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Celebrating 100 Years of a Life’s Highs and Current Low
Mom celebrated her 100th birthday the first weekend of the New Year. Born January 2, 1925, she experienced the Depression, a world war, peace at home, and political turmoil twice; during the 1960s and 70s, and the ongoing saga of the latest decade. Her life embraced a happy only-child upbringing, college during the war years followed…
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My Next Year’s Intentions
I hesitate to use the lofty words ‘goals’ or ‘resolutions’. Previous years come and go, and unfulfilled ambitions are left behind. Looking back on 2025 a year from now, I don’t want to disappoint myself too much. I am trying to be determined yet realistic. Here are my (hopefully) reasonable and achievable intentions for the…
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The Demise of the Passenger Pigeon
I doubt anyone or anything – newspapers, magazines, TV news shows, or tweets – will commemorate the landmark event of September 1, 1914. No drum roll, no banners, just a sad asterisk in history. On September 1, 1914, Martha, believed to be the world’s last passenger pigeon, died. The passenger pigeon numbered in the billions…