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“The Old School Bus”
I only rode the old school bus for one year, first grade. My memories of it are mine and some of my brother’s and sister’s. In winter...
Doris Clark
Mar 11, 20223 min read
“Charlie Goes For Blue Goo"
I haven't mentioned Blue Goo in awhile. I put it all together and gave it to Charlie for Christmas last year. Creating a children's book...
Doris Clark
Jan 22, 20221 min read
I Never Really Left Home
I never really left home. Home pretty much left me. I didn’t really mind at the time. It seemed like a big adventure. My mother meant no...
Doris Clark
Jan 1, 20222 min read
On Aging
Aging is a mystery to me. Just when, and how, does it all happen? I look in the mirror and can see the physical changes. I look within...
Doris Clark
May 25, 20212 min read
Special Moments
We all have those special moments with our children and grandchildren that we hold dear. Moments that stand out among all of the moments...
Doris Clark
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Eileen
Some people called her "Auntie Eileen." I called her Mom. She came from a time of strife. I was always told she was born in 1912,...
Doris Clark
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Refinishing Project Part Deux
Refinishing Project, Part Deux
Doris Clark
Jul 25, 20202 min read
A Refinishing Project
This seems to be a good time to start a project with being home so much. I usually am home a lot anyway, so I guess I am using the...
Doris Clark
May 24, 20203 min read
Writing and Drawing/Drawing and Writing
It’s April, 2020, and we are all hunkered down in our homes. Or we should be. Spring is in the air and I am sure everyone is antsy to go...
Doris Clark
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Exciting News!
I am proud to announce that Anderson’s Bookshop, located at 123 W. Jefferson, in downtown Naperville, is now carrying Rowing My Boat...
Doris Clark
Feb 7, 20201 min read
2020, the Past, and the Future
I don’t dwell in the past as I once did. The future can be a little scary at times. But the Present Moment? I savor it. I do my best to...
Doris Clark
Jan 3, 20202 min read
On Being Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving!
Doris Clark
Nov 25, 20193 min read
Marley and Me
Life has been a crazy kind of hectic lately.
Doris Clark
Aug 24, 20192 min read
Black Elk
What are you reading this week?
Doris Clark
Jul 22, 20192 min read
On Journaling...
"Pick up your pen, Doris. Just write. . .
Doris Clark
Jul 1, 20192 min read
The Secret Life of Bees
"She sure does get upset easy," I said"
Doris Clark
Jun 16, 20191 min read
What’s New?
"Grandma gave Maggie a hug too. As she pulled out of the driveway, I stood by the windo and waved goodbye to her. Maggie stood next to me."
Doris Clark
Jun 16, 20191 min read
The Poet & The Widow
An Unending Love This is the first of two books that I have read that were written by my editor, Jennifer Sweete. I wanted to get to know...
Doris Clark
May 21, 20192 min read
A Piece of the World - Book Review
By Christina Baker Kline Erik Larson says that “A Piece of the World is an imagined fictional memoir of the woman in the Wyeth painting...
Doris Clark
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Adventures in Memoir Writing
How I made it through revisiting my life's most challenging moments . . . Have you ever gotten in your car on a sunny morning in order to...
Doris Clark
Mar 26, 20192 min read
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