It’s a new alternative to Medium, and you shouldn’t miss out on this opportunity. — On Quora, there is one common question (potential) creators seem to be obsessed about: WHERE should I be writing online to be successful? One of my favorite online writers, Nicolas Cole, once said: ANYWHERE. There are success stories on every platform. In fact, many online writers and Top Writers on…

Triggered into opening a memory, I lay in bed searching for recollection — It was a warm night for September here on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, but not hot enough to be causing the stream of sweat running down my chest or the beads of perspiration trickling from my forehead to my eyes as I lay in bed. …

aka Susan and Her Cat My sister when she was very small had a cat, a moggy called Mitzi. She totally adored this little cat. She so loved this cat that she used to dress her up in bonnets and long babies’ dresses, and take her for long walks in…

World War II and my father — a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, was posted somewhere in the Pacific Ocean quite possibly aboard the HMAS Canberra. …

When you are gone — The Shadow of your Smile when you are gone………………… such sweet words evoke thoughts of love and loss and I find a long, submerged memory just begging to be brought to the surface. Long ago when the grass was greener, more water flowed in the rivers and the world was…

Plus Some Embarrassment At Easter Ok I admit it I am being brave here; I am going to speak about an instance that has never been shared other than with those who were there! This happened many moons ago when my second son was about eight years old and my older son was with his…

Not!!! — It was my 25th Birthday — middle of winter, July, brass monkey weather in fact! Darkening skies early. Freezing cold…. It was Friday and I had been at work all day when my friend Jennifer picked me up and we decided to go late-night shopping in town. I had my…

We twins were born from the house at 1231 Cotham road in North Balwyn. It was a large old Victorian house situated on the corner of Cotham and Burke Roads in Melbourne. It is now a motel, but it seemed that then the block was so large the locals mistook…

My Dad — The Hero — World War II I just watched another “West Wing” episode and boy are we addicted. Remember the episode where the university athletic team was playing, and a ratbag bomber placed incendiary devices beneath the seating. …