Solace in a Book

The solace of Santa

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This morning I woke up, walked in my hallway, and saw a bright light. At first I did not know what it was. Then I remembered: This is sunlight. Today is the first sunny day after some two weeks of gray. Sunlight restores the spirit. Santa restores our spirits too. I’ve been thinking of Santa lately.  There is nothing and no one like Santa, nothing comparable. Santa is phenomenal. Santa spans generations. Santa has been around for a long time and is beloved by people … [Read more...]

Angie M. Flanagan: Beginnings, Endings and the Surprises in Between

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When I was a little girl, I had a recurring dream that a beautiful woman with dark hair smiled benevolently down at me. “Would you like to see your life?” She asked. “How you live, and how you die?” I can be a bit on the impatient side. I’ve always struggled with the urge to read the last page of the book first, so I let the woman take me by the hand. She led me into an ornate theater. Twin angels stood on either side of red curtains. “Just say the word,” she … [Read more...]

Glimpse of solace: look up

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I did something stupid today, and though, after considerable time, I worked my way around the problem, I was mad at myself. Flustered. Frustrated. Then I sat at my desk and gazed out the window. How glad I was to have looked up. Maybe the view will do the same for you.     … [Read more...]

Safe Shall Be My Going, December 14 at Evanston Public Library

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Two weeks from today you can hear a great presentation by Solace in So Many Words contributor Joan Corwin. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this year marks the 100-year anniversary of World War I.  Safe Shall Be My Going is Joan’s prize-winning novella about that war and she will be reading from it at Evanston Public Library, Sunday, December 14, at 3 pm. Joan wrote to me about the upcoming event in an email: "As many of you know, July 28, 2014 marked the centennial of … [Read more...]