Kathryn Craft Turning Whine into Gold My writing gratitude list, today: Wow. I am so full of gratitude this morning it’s hard to stop at three. That was not always the case. Eighteen years ago, after my first husband’s suicide, I made many trips to the bookstore, seeking the advice I needed to patch my […]

By Laura Drake I heard today that a distant relative, after enduring brutal treatment for lung cancer, is in remission!  I’m so very happy for him, and his family. He’s such a sweet, giving man. The horror in Connecticut this month made most people I know stop and think. These things, as well as staring […]

by Laura Drake Tis the season.  Bell ringers with kettles stand outside stores, vying for territory with candy sale fund-raisers. We’re receiving charity requests every day in the mail, and at work, we’re adopting needy families for the Holidays. Sometimes it seems easier to shut the door and close yourself in a nice quiet writing room. But […]