Germany’s plan to break France’s resolve quickly fell to dust. Despite overwhelming artillery bombardment and crushing casualties, French soldiers stood their ground. Verdun symbolized a France, independent from Germany. Through gritted teeth they cried, “Ils ne passeront pas.” They shall…

It was all written down, the priests said, since the beginning of time. But then no Talon ever read it for themselves. The priests spent hours pouring over their books and making notes, drawings, lists, pieces of paper they handed…

I live by images. As a filmmaker, I knew from the very beginning that my strengths were directing and storytelling – along with producing of course. I'd never have gotten to direct anything if I didn't raise the money. And…

The Painted Drum By Louise Erdrich "Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and being alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is…

(More from my novel in progress. This is about 3/4s of the way into the book.) “Your dad around?” I said, realizing before the words were out of my mouth what a dumb question it was. Of course he was…

Flowers blossum all along the pathway. They filled the air with sweet scents, vanilla, lemon, cherry. They directed them forward along the white marble, cascaded down the hill, rose in boquets of color, red, yellow, blue and violet along the…

This past spring and summer, our garden was stunning. Every morning, I stood in it while drinking my coffee. People who walked by smiled and grinned. Almost every morning, one Latino who passed by met my eye and applauded. My…

Three scenarios come to mind when i see the prompt "seduced by flowers", and therein lies many a fun tale... ........so let's start with the Opening Night ritual of sending flowers to major players in the show, as well as…

Some days we will as many things as possible The flowers were arranged. Sarah did them herself. Sarah had instructed the maid on the seating arrangements. The china was set. Walking to the grand door, the Garden House shone. “The…

the moment expanded. In the silence that followed he a single word spoken by the jeweled woman. "Eternity."

Tomorrow is easy, but today is uncharted The boys from Dunkirk continued to come. The operating room churned on. The nurses worked four-hour shifts, then rested for four hours. They ate when they could. No one complained. It could have…

My dearest first husband Paul spent many of his younger years having great difficulty getting out of bed each morning. He spoke regularly about the "pond scum" he had to rise up into and get through in order to even…