by Olivia | Jun 8, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
Do you ever have haiku moments? Not long ago I read something that defined haiku as more than just a poem with 17 syllables. This art form also captures the essence of a person’s connection to the beauty of nature at that moment. Recently my mother was telling me how...
by Olivia | Jun 6, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Last week my brother posted on Facebook that he thought he had been in the Banning ’hood. That made me smile. The setting for my story The Pursuit of Lucy Banning is a real place! Three years ago about this time, I was in Chicago and saw Prairie Avenue for the first...
by Olivia | Jun 4, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I knew the baby was behind me and to the left. I was supposed to be looking forward. It was church. The pastor was preaching. Pay attention! But those tiny sucking noises. The little pop when the pacifier breaks suction. The coo that probably came in response to a...
by Olivia | May 30, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
A person can only have so many books in the house, depending of course on the house and how many other people you have to make room for. Eventually, there comes a time when you have to pull a book off the shelf and consider whether it’s time to send it off to...
by Olivia | May 28, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
My friend Lorri must throw fairy dust over the creatures in her back yard, because somehow she gets them to cooperate with having their pictures taken. The squirrels in my yard shoot off as soon as they sense I might be thinking about them. Ever since I started...
