Author: Adirondack Center for Writing

I have a vision of what my life can be, If I follow my heart and believe in me. Make  a list in a bucket and tally my wins. I … Continue reading A NEW CHAPTER by Lourdes Santiago

A short time later something impossible happened, I donated blood. I always thought it was a good thing for people to do that. I'd had so many bad experiences just … Continue reading My First Donation by Glenn Linsenbardt

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I know spring is here when it's warm enough when Spring Peepers chirp  the whole night long. When air warms they sing briefly but then retreat to burrows, holes. Spring … Continue reading SPRING PEEPING by Duane L Herrmann

In the Spring of 1971, I started thinking about where I should go to work upon graduation from the Nursing Department at Russell Sage College. I was doing a mental … Continue reading My First Job by June Kosier

“I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.”                                                                                                                      Lewis Hamilton The Road Test The day I took my driver’s … Continue reading The Road Test by June Kosier

I went outside about evening time.  There was a north-wind      making the chill single digits.  An afternoon squall had dusted crusted snow       that lingers from last … Continue reading Going outside by Fred Schmitt

“If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn.”- Andrew Mason Like Dante, my mother had her own idea of what Hell is like. Dante, … Continue reading My Own Kind of Hell by June Kosier

I am Gretel of the button world.  Let me explain. A few years ago, I was to drive my car in the Troy Flag Day parade for the Van Rensselaer … Continue reading Gretel of the Button World by June Hannay Kosier