Who is Family? by K E Garland: Reblog

Photo of author/blogger K E Garland

Holidays and New Year celebrations are when messages about what family should and shouldn't make me want to gag. They generalize everyone into one big homogenous lump. That's when I step back and take stock of the people I know. It does my heart good to see that we're individuals -- and that includes our… Continue reading Who is Family? by K E Garland: Reblog

Christmas and More ala Truman Capote by da-AL

Writer/novelist/artist/actor/personality Truman Capote.

Truman Capote was a genius writer and spoken word performer. He's best known for "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Yes, the movie version that starred the lovely Audrey Hepburn but that horribly mangled Capote's marvelous novella. Here Capote reads aloud his heartbreakingly sweet and profound autobiographical "A Christmas Memory"... https://youtu.be/RUKoXXhvnyg Here, along with his "Among the Paths to… Continue reading Christmas and More ala Truman Capote by da-AL

Happy Un-Holidays by da-AL

Still from John Water's film, "Female Trouble"

Are you feeling holiday-ish?

Mutts and Mistletoe by MACSBOOKS311: Reblog

Cover of "Mutts and Mistletoe" by Natalie Cox

Mention a dog in a book and instantly it's that much better! Do you agree? Here MACSBOOKS311 revisits us with another great book review...

I Slept With My Bully by Kally: Reblog

Photo of a woman on a bed, her back to us

Photo of a woman on a bed, her back to us

This tragic story, retold by blogger Kally, is all the sadder because the young woman to whom it happened blames herself for what isn’t her fault. To heal, she bravely recounts it to us so that the same thing doesn’t happen to others…

Kally's avatarMiddleMe

love your column Whisper and I hope by sharing my story, perhaps some young girl out there will learn from my mistakes and maybe save herself from evil.

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