“Folders” by Rusty Debris
Pink folders for poems, purple for prose/ Legal sized folders for cartoons, jokes and hidden beach destinations/
A manilla folder chock-a-block with embellished rèsumès/
Blue folders bulging with rejection letters/
“What LCWG Means to Me” by Lynn Bradshaw
My writing was dry as dust. LCWG held an intervention.
Their comments were a major turning point in my writing.
So much so, I wanted to offer the same experience to other folks interested in writing.
“Harriet” by Mollie Dean
Harriet sat on a folding chair, blue eyes smiling, surrounded by 32 excited volunteers, me among them.
Volunteers had gathered from all over the country to participate in a Sierra Club Service Trip where we would pull out invasive plant species at Point Reyes.
“Coins” by Rusty Debris
Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, halves, dollars/
Hoarded by misers and studied by scholars/
Coins used in various vending machines/
Buying penny candy like jelly beans/
“Hurricane” by Rosita
As a world traveling volunteer, another summer has whipped on by,/
And recent storms made me ponder, then research,/
As I visit my family. in Long Island, I learn,/
First, how the worst hurricane came to South Shore, in 1938,/
Could be why Papa purchased from The North Shore,/
“Honey” by Lori Tighe
The day started like any other La Cruz morning with walking our dogs along the beach. The high tide rolled in exhaling and inhaling with the lungs of a wind storm. The pastel palette of the sunrise kissed the sky. Our dogs scampered about taking in all the news their noses could sniff out. I…
“Truth” by Lori Tighe
The following public opinion piece is written by friend and writer, Lori Tighe. She is a Canadian citizen and I appreciate her point of view on the truth. Hopefully, you will, too. Feel free to comment. Would it be fair to say that truth just isn’t what it used to be? I remember as a…
Change On The Horizon
This was originally posted in July 2018. Since then, we have swallowed the anchor. La Vita is up for sale and we are living in a condo; a few miles from the marina. July 2018La Cruz Marina, North of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico In two days, we have a 9am appointment at the marina boatyard to repair…
“Drama of Covid-19!” by Wayland Combe Wright
Wayland, the author of Drama of Covid! is a friend and member of La Cruz Writers’ Group. Over the years he has impressed me with his scientific thinking and creating problem solving. Drama of Covid! is well researched and this complex issue is synthesized into a fast reading thought provoking article. Comments encouraged. TABLE OF…