The Pursuit of Pleasure Lee Murray There are those who would argue the best pleasures in life are ones that involve a little guilt or shame but not enough to stop us from engaging in them. Okay, full disclosure. I love chocolate ice cream. Especially the ones with chunks of dark chocolate mixed in. So…
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Clubs & Classes, September 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Wealth of Will Kris Szlauko Begin each break of a new morning with the desire to invigorate all that is good and peaceful. Count your blessings and act upon their ever-exciting influence on those around you. Hold close in your mind and spirit that which inspires what you can do, and look to all that…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Communication Is Key Carrie Bonello Most of you know me and maybe met my better half, Monty. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting him, I will tell you he is smart, funny, focused and definitely the better half. We are joined at the hip and do almost everything together. We will both tell…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Freedom Ruby Regina Witcraft There is no one more appreciative of her freedom than this daughter of freedom loving, and immigrant-Italian parents. Their love of the freedom they were presented with upon receiving their citizenship papers was never forgotten and most often memorialized in daily conversation. They rarely mentioned their lives in the old country.…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Father’s Day George Stahl Like many of you, I no longer have a father. I lost mine over 10 years ago, but I can still remember his face when we said our goodbyes. He was in the hospital and couldn’t talk. When I told him that I loved him, he smiled and blinked his eyes.…
Features, May 2022
‘A Star for Mrs. Blake,’ by April Smith
Violetta Armour A Star for Mrs. Blake is the fictional account of five mothers who lost their sons in World War I, based on historical events and two actual people in history. In World War I, there were more than 30,000 Americans buried in the U.S. cemeteries in Europe. In 1929 Congress passed legislation to fund…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
A Number of Years Ago Sandy Ilsen A number of years ago when I was forty-two There were many more things I was able to do I could run up the stairs without even a pant Now when I try it, I absolutely can’t. I could eat what I wanted and not gain an inch,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Dinner by Five O’clock Kris Szlauko Louise looked at her watch. She only had almost two hours to feed her family, get kids ready and into the car, and drive to the soccer field before five-thirty. Her mind eased a little remembering that her husband would be home soon. He has always been super at…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Kidnapping Grandma Frank Garshak Not only was I lucky regarding finding the woman to whom I was married for almost 63 years, but also acquiring the wonderful parents she had. Except for taking their daughter away with me around the world, they seemed to like me and I never had any bad in-law stories. Eventually…
Features, January 2022
So Many Books, So Little TimeArthur Truluv, by Elizabeth Berg
Vy Armour I fell in love with author Elizabeth Berg’s writing back in the early ‘90s with her first book, Talk Before Sleep. Her trademark is the ability to make ordinary people characters you want to spend time with, meet for lunch, and so often, people you hate to say goodbye to on the last…