Personal Essays

Halloween is a magical holiday for me, filled with wonderful childhood memories.

I have survived wearing glasses, contact lenses, LASIK surgery and a cataract operation. I am forever grateful to modern science. technology and the amazing people who made this possible.

Why the current generation is so inclined to depression.

A number of entries in an autograph album, 1910-11, follow particular themes, such as Christian and Moral, Friendship and Funny. The album includes illustrations in some entries, a number of signatures and addresses from people living in the Daylesford and Chewton areas of Victoria and also in Melbourne.

Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.

Times have changed. Today's average woman in her seventieth year is still becoming old, although her grandmother at that same age was already very old. We look briefly at some issues in her new world.

A compilation of 4 of the most important things that I've taken away from my experience as a child who grew up with abusive parents.

I do not know if you are old enough to remember keeping an aluminum water bucket along with its aluminum dipper (inside) and was used by every member of the family. Especially those who worked in the field and no one dared to tamper with our water bucket.

Strength as defined by several strong women across generations.

An open letter to the girl I used to be. This is the goodbye I never got to say.

If you grew up with a passive aggressive parent, you may have been affected in many negative ways. Today, you may struggle in 3 key areas: communicating directly, trusting others, and expressing anger.

This is a true story about a UFO and alien encounter in the Nevada desert that was related to me many years ago. Only this UFO sighting has a rare distinction from other UFO reports as the visitors explained the meaning of life and death. We all have a purpose for being here.

Things were a little different on Halloween back in the 1950s. If you were a kid back then this may jog your memory. If you weren't then maybe you would like to see how different it was.