Doris Clark
“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...
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Doris Clark
- Jan 22
- 1 min
“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...
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Doris Clark
- Jan 1
- 2 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
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,...
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Doris Clark
- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
Refinishing Project Part Deux
Refinishing Project, Part Deux
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Doris Clark
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Apr 11, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Feb 7, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Jan 3, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Aug 24, 2019
- 2 min
Marley and Me
Life has been a crazy kind of hectic lately.
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Doris Clark
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
On Journaling...
"Pick up your pen, Doris. Just write. . .
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Doris Clark
- Jun 16, 2019
- 1 min
The Secret Life of Bees
"She sure does get upset easy," I said"
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Doris Clark
- Jun 16, 2019
- 1 min
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."
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Doris Clark
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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Doris Clark
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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