One year, years ago, my mother and I were together shopping and she saw it first. It was a lilac-colored terry cloth nightgown just right for her size. Had I known then what I do know now I would have suggested a purchase of maybe six more of these nightgowns? When she came home from… Continue reading THE GARMENT
We bought this house four years ago. The owner offered us a great deal on a riding lawn-mower. I looked at my husband with watery eyes. “I want this mower.” That’s how it came into our lives. I do not have a car, but I have a lawn tractor. There are many different steps to… Continue reading NOT EASY RIDER
Retirement is not what I thought it would be at all. It is actually more tedious than going to work. It is definitely more stressful. My husband has a medical issue and we sit in the overloaded waiting room filled with old people our age. We have already been through the lab for a blood… Continue reading WAITING ROOMS
I have been writing throughout my life. I have four picture books, half of a crappy novel, short stories, poetry, essays, and of course humor. I have been published, but went to a dismal presentation about writing and its reality as a money maker at the local university. She told us that if we are… Continue reading On Writing
Sharon Clemons 