When I started writing my memoir, now called - I Belong to No One - it was an autobiographical journey through a childhood that had more twists and turns than a roller-coaster. I was raised by a single mother who was stricken with mental illness, robbing her of the capacity to function as a nurturer … Continue reading When Every Photograph Told a Story
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
November is the month for the “Race That Stops a Nation”
November has raced along and three weeks have passed since my last post. So much for my resolution to post every week. All the same, I have been involved in writing related projects for much of that time, so there has not been a complete absence of effort on my part. November started on a … Continue reading November is the month for the “Race That Stops a Nation”
First Love Nostalgia
The subject of first loves came up this week. For some, these memories date back sixty years. From that distance, we can laugh at ourselves for the intensity of our emotion over something that was completely innocent. At the same time, we feel a sense of nostalgia for those innocent times, to be able to approach love … Continue reading First Love Nostalgia
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 