Mum’s the Word on Mother’s Day “Mothers are all slightly insane.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye According to Wikipedia, “Mum’s the word” is a saying related to an expression used by Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part 2. It means to keep quiet, to say nothing. For “Mum” is a Middle English word meaning “silent.” Now, my Mom was … Read more
Mothering Matters Weekly Blog Series to Resume on May 11th, 2015…let’s get this party started (again)! Why Mothering Matters? To have a mother’s sensibility, you don’t need to be female; you don’t even need to have children. You just need to have a soul that cares about the future more than you care … Read more
It’s Never Too Late to Revise – Part 2 “Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft As I mentioned at the end of last Wednesday’s blog, It’s Never Too Late to Revise, after Lynne and I had finished with The Neighbours play script, Theresa arrived … Read more