The questions and answers we all seek, vol. 2 Dear Ms. Merriwether, I am stymied by boxes of archived writing and other ephemera I have acquired. Ever since I retired, which is, alas, five years ago, I vowed to sort … Read More
Answers to questions on life and writing Dear Gentle Reader, Ms. Merriwether (c’est Moi) is opening an advice column for all your questions about life and writing, or the writing life. I will select several questions from the comments section … Read More
Raspberries Ripen in July, Love Follows I was in my son’s garden this afternoon, picking raspberries. I picked berries when I was little in my father’s garden at the end of our yard, and that’s how friends have remembered me … Read More
Equity in education and sports has had a huge impact No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education … Read More
Photo by Carlos Augusto on Unsplash It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini That she wore for the first time today — Paul Vance The New York Times announced that Paul Vance, the lyricist for “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot … Read More
Impaled, bloodied, and flecked with gold dust Frida Kahlo was impaled by a broken rod, and lay on the ground naked in her blood and flecked with gold. She said she could never paint the accident. The broken handlebar from … Read More
A Poem for Shares in our Futures
They ride the thermals. Our words fly out on butterfly wings to climb the thermals. The mystery of the internet is anybody can be reading anything at any time. Including your post. Including this post. It takes one reader to … Read More
The middle-class house for ideal families Frank Lloyd Wright built one house in Oregon. The site was stunning: in the Willamette Valley, overlooking the river and with Mt. Hood on the horizon. The Usonian House was developed by Wright in … Read More
Women’s Clubs were the Cauldron for Leadership and Service. Women’s Clubs have been a predecessor place for women to experience leadership, service, grow skills, and camaraderie. Women’s clubs came into their own in the mid-19th century. Early versions were Ladies … Read More