Tag: Featured Writing

I’m going to put it right out there. I’m not a big risk-taker. I’ve always played it safe, a fact my son is almost ashamed of. And, if I’m being … Continue reading A Writer’s Risk by Linda Freedland

Skiing in the Swiss Alps is terrific fun and challenging. I was nineteen years old when my parents took our family to Davos, Switzerland to ski for a week. The … Continue reading The Delight of Alpine Skiing by Mary Perrin Scott

The clandestine handoff occurred on the grey asphalt ribbon, sandwiched between the Hudson River and the two-story brick building.“I’ve got a really cool book for you.”“Great!” I was and still … Continue reading The Book by Linda A McKenney

I took a risk when I sailedover the edge of the earth.I knew that I would befree falling, tumbling about in the darknessamong the celestials,like the moon and such. Like … Continue reading I, Columbus by Edward Pontacoloni

I took a risk when I decided to move from New York City to New Orleans. I was an artist, a painter with a case of artist block. I hadn’t … Continue reading Mysteries In The Big Easy-Prologue by B.L. Miller

I’m sitting in a suburban golf club bar with twenty old high school classmates. It’s Friday night of our 25th high school reunion weekend. I’ve traveled from New York City … Continue reading Finding My Bad-Boy by Leslie Sittner

Here was the man I thought I wanted to marry, but. . .His stories of abuse frightened me. I came from a loving home. I had no reference points for … Continue reading Possibility by Judith Parsley

I was raised to believe I was Dutch on my father’s side. My father was raised in the Dutch Reformed Church and his family was from Coeymans Hollow, a very … Continue reading The Scottish Dutchman by June Hannay Kosier