Things can happen by chance. As a fourth-year medical student at the University of Michigan, working on the wards while on the urology […]
Month: August 2021
Fear to Flavor
Remembering the “sweet” part of my trip to the doctor. In August 1951, mother and I again took one of many Greyhound bus […]
Session 10: More Traditional Tanka #2
Last time you were introduced to tanka poetry with examples of the two main groups of tanka in the English language – Traditional and […]
Everything Went Wrong
But it was the best vacation we ever took. My granddaughter Erin and I love to travel and when she suggested a trip, […]
My (Short) Career as a Centerfold
But, alas, it never happened! But first, before we get to the unveiling, a little background. Lou and I were in New Zealand. […]
Old Friends
Things can be what you make them. You can meet and befriend another person any time. It is called making a new friend. […]
Session 9: Traditional Tanka – #1
Tanka means short poem. It is an ancient Japanese poetry form well over a thousand years old. It, like haiku, is unrhymed and […]
It Started Out to be Fun
We were prepared but… Recently we returned to one of our favorite getaways, Charleston, SC. It had been over a decade, and we […]
I Saved James Whitcomb Riley
A little boy’s thoughts revisited. My father was a Methodist minister which meant I was a PK or preachers kid, which meant I […]
Lines to a Summer Cottage
Submitted by her daughters. Our mother, Eloise Wayne Jones, was a resident at Marquette for four years in the Health Center after breaking […]
A Small Town Honors a Pioneer
A treasure comes home. Harbor Springs, a small town in northern Michigan, in June 2021 honored the memory and achievements of a celebrated […]
How Long is Long Ago?
It depends. How many years does it take for an event to be a “long time ago”? This question doesn’t have a ready […]
A Story of Lives Crossing
Two families touch over half a century. In the late 1920s, my father, recently graduated from medical school, had joined his father-in-law to […]
Session 8: Long Verse in Haiku Meter
Haiku is elegant and meaningful in three lines of strict pattern in English, or it may be the inspiration for short poetry that adheres […]