September Song
Heading into the holiday season with laughter, inspiration, and a whole lot of IMHO
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
Welcome subscribers, new and old. I know your time is valuable, and I’m honored you’ve chosen to spend some of it with me. I’ll do my best to make it worth your while.
Remember back when everything was a little dull? I do. The first time I heard that “May you live in interesting times” is supposed to be a curse, not a blessing, I did not live in interesting times. I thought, “How bad could it be?” Then there was 9/11 when everything changed. Things have gotten even more interesting since. I’ll spare you the details of which we’re all painfully aware. Will things get better? It’s my profound hope for all of us that they do.
Please scroll down to read some of my latest stories and one or two oldies but goldies under the heading From the Vault. Enjoy! And please remember to click the heart at the bottom of this page if you like what you’ve read. Thanks!
Thank you from the bottom of my sometimes cranky and cynical heart for reading. You’re the greatest!
Cheers,
Denise
History
How a Teen Stalker Breached Palace Security and Stole Victoria’s Secret Underpants
(History’s greatest panty raid)
The Beloved Georgia Restaurant That Turned Racial Stereotyping Into a Tourist Attraction
(You won’t believe what I witnessed.)
New Poetry
Contemplation of an Empty House
(dedicated to my fellow Children’s Theatre Workshop alumni)
Humor
How Political Correctness Robbed Me of the One Bright Spot in My Annual Ordeal
(You ladies should love this one!)
Opinion
The History of Labeling Humans and Why It’s a Bad Thing
(Being seen and being cataloged are two different things.)
8 Easy Ways to Tell If Your Poetry is No Good
(Assuming Bob Dylan isn't about to critique it.)
Advice
5 Important Things You Should Know to Navigate the Upcoming Holiday Season Successfully
(Read this first, especially if you’re mailing gifts this holiday season.)
Stories from the Vault
How to Use up All Those Tomatoes You Grew
(I’m working on it, how about you?)
The Meteoric Rise and Fall of 19th-Century Spiderwoman Lola Montez
(Whatever Lola wanted, she got, and then some.)
The 7 Most Successful Pirate Queens Who Sailed the Seven Seas
(Female empowerment at the point of a cutlass.)
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