May 2011 – The Word's Out

Weary Words

by Brenda B on May 23, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black Words won’t come this week, as I scour my brain for just the right turn of a phrase to express my deepest sorrow for people harmed, homes demolished, jobs lost, and lives ended or altered in the … Read More

Ready, Set, Go!

by Brenda B on May 18, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black What do you have planned for the weekend? For a solid week we’ve been gravitating to graduations, celebrating accomplishments of Kindergartners through college students with cake and cookies, beef and banquets, baccalaureates and lots of cards stuffed … Read More

Bad Advice

by Brenda B on May 12, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black The scene opens with old Mordecai weeping and wailing. He wears shabby clothes, his face unwashed, hair uncombed. He has sworn off food and wanders down city streets, expressing his great fear and grief. His niece Esther … Read More

Experiencing a “D” Deficiency

by Brenda B on May 4, 2011 with No Comments

By Brenda Black Trolling: As much as I’d like to associate the word with big bass feeding in cool waters under low-hanging limbs, the only comparison I can readily make is I feel like the loaded, limp limb. I’ve been … Read More

Month: May 2011