Purely Prema

August 2025

Under the Sunflower

In 1966, my then husband Paul and I arrived in Luxembourg to tour Europe. In a 4HP Renault station wagon, we headed southwest to Paris, renting by the…

Aug 6

July 2025

Five Summer Weeks in Oregon

In the summer of 2019, my brother and sister-in-law left a small town in northeastern Massachusetts to travel to southwestern Oregon and one of its…

Jul 2

June 2025

Awareness with Thich Nhat Hanh

Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh* was first published in 1993.

Jun 4

May 2025

April 2025

March 2025

A Boy Named Lakhan: Part Three

Four mornings a week, my alarm sounds at 5:30.

Mar 5

February 2025

A Boy Named Lakhan: Part Two

"One morning in the second week, I had suddenly become aware of a smaller boy in the group of children in the five-to-six age range.

Feb 5

January 2025

A Boy Named Lakhan: Part One

This is a story of self-discovery and determination.

Jan 6

November 2024

April 2024

Everyone is a Writer Family: One Tree at a Time – Story by Paul Sherburne

Prologue There are not only stately pines, but fragile flowers, like the orchids commonly described as too delicate for cultivation, which derive their…

Apr 3, 2024

March 2024

New Art for an Old Tune

Newly living in the Pacific Northwest, I longed to see the sun when I woke up.

Mar 6, 2024