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SEPTEMBER 2024
there was something of jubilee
in that annual autumnal beginning,
as if last year's mistakes had been wiped clean
by Summer."
_Wallace Stegner
All types of activities are scheduled or underway in this Fall month. School from Kindergarten through College has both teachers and students hopping to keep up with their schedules. The rest of the world, for the most part, has new occasions as well as the chores that are part and parcel, as my grandmother used to say. Most of these events are and have been for awhile - pleasantly anticipated.
The last few days of August brought welcome showers to your
editor's desert area. Just amazing when one scents the first aroma of
rain--it awakens dried up memories with the freshened air. It turns
listlessness into a bundle of new ideas and plans.
John I. Blair surprised himself with two new poems that we
welcome, "Parking" and "Fly By Night." So pleased that his muse is
tapping on his shoulder again and that they arrived in time for this
issue. Walt Perryman's September poems are "July on My Mind" and "A
Quiz."
Bud Lemire sent "Wandering in My Mind," and "Sam" for this
month and Bruce Clifford's poem "How Long Can This Go On" was the first
arrival. "Moving Day" is from yours truly while "I Like Texas" was
penned during a visit by Grandmother Joslin many years ago. "My Work" is
by Linnie Jane (Joslin) Burks, my mother's sister, who with her husband
Dr. Edgar Burks served over 30 years as missionaries in Nigeria.
We are remembering the sadness that in many ways continues
from the tragic 9-11. Here is a link to the poem about it written by
Christopher Alaniz, a great-grandson, who was in Fifth Grade at the
time. Special Reprint 9-11 Poem
Thomas F. O'Neill in "Introspective" treats us to one of his
stories and Judith Kroll's column "On Trek" includes an encore poem that
fit with her column's point. Marilyn Carnell in her "Sifoddling Along"
admits meeting deadlines, even if only one a month, can be a hassle
especially when one is beset with various appointments. "Woo Woo" by
Pauline Evanosky shares her experiences with Ghosts and Spirits. as a
psychic.
Mattie Lennon's "Irish Eyes" column has updates about
competitors who won the writing contests. He discusses Tadhg Coakley,
author of the books with fictional detective Tim Collins, and states he
is anxious for the next book in the series. Ara Parisien, our newest
columnist, explains a helpful method to reach a creative state. See this
in "Ara Parisien Author-Medium-Spiritual Teacher."
"Armchair Genealogy" by columnist Melinda Cohenour is
encoring the column about our Mother's grandmother, known as "The
Songbird of the Ozarks", Linnie Bullard. She also has a tribute to her
late husband, Rod Cohenour who was our Cooking Editor. We are all in a
state of disbelief, since his condition appeared and accelerated so
rapidly. He is sorely missed.
We are supported and kept in good production capability by
our co-founder and webmaster Mike Craner. With this eZine in its 27th
year online, he is the one we trust for our status quo. Thank you, Mike,
for all you accomplish. I shall keep expressing my gratitude to my
talented friend and creative webmaster. We place our confidence in Mike
as we have in the past and shall continue doing so.
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latter.
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