I hope everyone enjoyed the past few weeks of guest writers’ contributions to Ethel. My aim is to include a few musings of my fellow scribblers throughout the coming new year. This will, of course, allow me some extra time to work on other things like writing the next best-selling…
Guest Author: Tee Conroy Everyone is now jealous of Tee’s two new bathrooms. Though it must be said, she is generous with allowing visitors to use at least one of them. ))))))))2(((((((( The morning after that troubling call, I headed downstairs to my laundry room with a load of dirty…
Guest author: Tee Conroy Tee spends most of her time avoiding making decisions. She is a recent Mahjong champion and is preparing for her audition with the National Ballet Company by practicing Zumba and Hip Hop at the Y. She is a member of the Asheville Women Writers Co-op and…
Guest Author Shelly Mozlin Shelly moved to Asheville 2+ years ago and has never regretted the decision to retire and leave NY. She loves spending time in the forest, hiking and riding her bike, Snow White the Princess of Gravel. Reading, writing and photography have made a strong comeback as…
Guest Author: Maurice Frank When not checking the signal strength on his phone, Maurice can be found socializing with groups or individual friends, walking and hiking, playing pickleball and softball, or in a YMCA. He is the leader of the Fika tribe (aka Coffee Meetup group) and has done some…
Guest Author: Anne Piervincenzi Anne has lived in Fairview, NC for 18 years and loves calling WNC home. She is very happy to have met Cheryl and some fellow scribblers (Asheville Women Writers Co-Op) at a coffee meetup, and is humbled to be included in their talented midst. (Note from…
Guest Author: Lee Reed Lee is a nurse who met one of her biggest life goals when she moved to the mountains. She is originally from Mississippi and has been in North Carolina since 1989. Lee is a member of the Asheville Women Writers Cooperative and has offered to help…
>———————————-< We know that we are mostly afraid of the unknown. We aren’t too keen on unpredictability. So, we have learned to cover our fear of these terrifying things by substituting legends and lore, fictional terrors with familiar qualities and habits we recognize as signals of danger. Our only problem…
_____^^^^^^_____ I found a dress in the back of my closet. It’s one of those cocktail party dresses I used to wear to family weddings and company Christmas parties at pricey hotels. I nudged aside a few boxes looking for the matching shoes back in the dark recesses of the…
==== 0 ==== Yes, it’s about cooking. It’s also about life. Savoring the flavors of living through food and the company that surrounds the sharing of meals and culture. I’m sitting here thinking of all the flavors I did not experience during the early years of my life and all…