by Ethel Lee-Miller | Jul 1, 2023 | Writing
Summer Then How is it that in my 76th year, I continue to look forward to the first day of summer just as I did when I was a child? Back then, I couldn’t contain the anticipated happiness and feeling of freedom that came in the package that was summer. School was...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Jul 14, 2019 | Writing
“If you’re not barefoot, then you’re over dressed.” Thoughts of my childhood summers wrap around me like a well-worn quilt. Over the years the clarity of the square pieces have faded, some colors have run into others with multiple spills and...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Jul 13, 2014 | Writing
Writers have been taught to fully establish the characters in our books. Who is the main character? What makes them different from the others? What draws us to them? They’re not perfect. They may not even be likable, yet we still root for them. And the same can be...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | May 19, 2014 | Reading
Such love does the sky now pour, that whenever I stand in a field, I have to wring the light out when I get home. ~ St. Francis of Assisi My childhood religion taught me that God loves us, but God is also a punishing God. Sunday school classes included coloring...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | May 18, 2014 | Reading
Have you ever walked into a place—even as ordinary as a post office, and there is a distinct atmosphere or mood? It’s true that many places have a history, and that certainly influences the mood. But some are almost as if the place still harbors the spirit of its...
