Author Archives: eportugal4
An Agnostic’s Thanksgiving Prayer — Amanda – 12/2/2015
An Agnostic’s Thanksgiving Prayer December 2, 2015 One morning last week, we all woke up to the news that Turkey had shot down a Russian fighter jet. This prompted one of those foxhole prayers we agnostics offer up in times … Continue reading
Plea for a Friend — Kerry – 11/30/2015
Plea for a Friend November 30, 2015 I spent today putting up Christmas decorations. I’ve lost some to our continued flooding. Water is insidious, and it breeds mold and mildew. Still, we put together a little tree, hung stockings, and … Continue reading
Generations — Lauren Gregory – 11/29/2015
Our guest writer today is Lauren Gregory, whose historical fiction novel When Doves Fly was released last month. You can find her at her author page, Author Lauren Gregory. Lauren Gregory, who was raised on a horse farm, discovered a … Continue reading
Uproar over a Cup — Kerry – 11/23/2015
Uproar over a Cup November 23, 2015 Starbucks. The people purveying expensive, addictive, and delicious coffee find themselves the center of a free advertising campaign – I mean controversy. Why? Their cups. In previous years, Starbucks decorated their cardboard with … Continue reading
Lift Your Torch — Colleen – 11/20/2015
Lift Your Torch 20 November 2015 I love my country, but my country frightens me an awful lot these days. I despair at the widespread forbearance of hatred, which has reached an intensity unparalleled in my memory. From this restive … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Sucks — Tatyana – 11/19/2015
NaNoWriMo Sucks November 19, 2015 NaNoWriMo sucks. Before anyone thinks I’m saying this because I’m behind, don’t. Am I behind? Totally. Am I *really* behind? Again: totally. But that is not even the point. Or maybe it is. Maybe it … Continue reading
This Killing Must Stop — Kerry – 11/16/2015
This Killing Must Stop November 16, 2015 This killing must stop. With each terrorist attack, I shake with anger, but anger’s not what the world needs now. Terrorists who harm and frighten my fellow man are bullies without the backstory, … Continue reading
Getting Lost in Books — Mary – 11/10/2015
Getting Lost in Books November 10, 2015 Dear Reader, Libraries have impacted my world in ways I never expected. My parents didn’t go to the library in the city, nor were they oral storytellers or readers in a big way; … Continue reading
I, Their Moon — Kerry – 11/9/2015
I, Their Moon 9 November 2015 I circle them like a moon and they my planet. I’m always there, even when their suns eclipse me. My children gather stars to their breasts like a brilliant bouquet. Each solar bloom bursts … Continue reading
The Winds of Change — Elaina – 11/6/2015
The Winds of Change November 6, 2015 It happened one day, an unremarkable day. They’re all unremarkable, until they’re not. I woke up to the sun shining, not a cloud in the sky. A breeze twinkled my wind chime and … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 