I have filled several boxes with comp books like this one. A convenient size for holding in my lap and storing compactly, I prefer them to any other format I've tried over the years. That they are inexpensive helps me to write freely rather than asking if each word is worth putting down. I have … Continue reading The Journal
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Threshold
I am now eighty-eight years old; my husband is ninety-three. We have crossed the threshold into late old age. That threshold came late for us. Both of us were active and freely mobile until the fall of 2024. The change came suddenly when Bill slipped and fell in the bathroom. Fortunately, nothing was broken, but … Continue reading Threshold
Ordinary Life
Stockton, California (1945) Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to live an ordinary, private life, a life like the one I was living in my family’s house in Stockton, California. I had no desire to be a movie star or be famous. I liked my small world, not just my neighborhood, my … Continue reading Ordinary Life
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