My Loss & Found Box
At age four I was a fearless princess in my puffy orange lifejacket, staunchly astride the bow of my Pappaw’s motorboat (the “Peapicker,” also his nickname for me). Christened during … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Bert! (& book update!)
It all started for me in December 2017. I decided to beat the crowds I imagined swarming at the 50th Woodstock Anniversary at Bethel Woods, the site of the original … Continue reading
October Memories
I had to look up the date again. And decided to post this, written in 2005. ***** Every year, the beginning of October forces me to recall the exact dates … Continue reading
Smile ~ Bert Sommer*
***** “Okay, okay—it’s coming up! Here I come, here I come!” — Bert Sommer (1979) The lanky thirty-year-old nudged his friend; the two of them slouched down in the Cinerama … Continue reading
R.I.P. Dianne
“Guess who died.” A statement, not a question, from Dianne, that I got every week. She was already “on it”— hours, or even minutes, hot off the presses. Then a … Continue reading
Sharon Watts Writes 