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Hello and greetings from the wild winter wonderland known as the great state of Vermont. I am up here as a guest of When Words Count Writer’s Retreat and I am so delighted to share the new book, Uncle Neddy’s Funeral, will be ready for summer reading! I finally wrote an ending you all will… Continue reading I Love VT
The past two days I have climbed to the top of two very different mountains. Yesterday I used my feet while today a ski lift helped with the ride. Although two different experiences, similarities are present. Take for instance how Mother Nature humbles us. Hiking the side of a muddy, rocky, and more notably, steep… Continue reading Waffles & Weed
First, please let me say, this is not a religious post. When I was a child my mother would take me and my three siblings to mass each week. In church, she would instruct us to behave. Behaving meant that we were to sit quietly and follow the direction of the priest. When he directed… Continue reading Observations In Church
Last Saturday night we ventured out to one of my favorite venues, The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. The theatre is a restored art deco theater that has hosted many of rock’s legends. The building is just shy of a century old. In the tradition of sixties liquid light shows, patterns are projected on… Continue reading Feeling Grateful
The last few months have been tough. Blog posts have been sporadic as I allowed others to dictate my time. I should clarify that; dictate my spare, creative time. Last winter I completed Passenger – The Only Game In Town, in a cute café along the Connecticut shore. I fell in love with the vibe… Continue reading The Missing Zen
On September 11th 2001 I was driving up I-95 heading to Logan Airport in Boston. Traffic was a mess. Traffic in the Northeast is always a mess. So I opted for a Grateful Dead bootleg instead of listening to the radio. I already knew about the traffic. I was in the middle of it! I… Continue reading How 9-11 Changed My Perspective
The best part of Chinese food for me is the fortune cookie, not eating it, just reading that little slip of paper inside. Since I have known my husband, he always opens his cookie and says, “Help! I am trapped inside a fortune cookie factory.” Cheesy, yet funny. So last evening when I reached across… Continue reading Missed Fortune
I am one of those people who do not handle stress very well. My personality leans towards order and in my life, I tend to plan. So when the best laid plans go array, it is not a pretty sight. Let me give a few examples from the past week: On the last day of… Continue reading Stressed Out
Okay – some of my writer friends are looking at this title and laughing thinking how much of a slacker number this is because they hit 2,000 words with their eyes closed. Well I don’t. A very wise investment professional once used the quote, “Some days peanuts, some days shells.” As a writer, I experience… Continue reading How To Write Over 2,000 Words A Day
Twenty-one years ago today I still worked in advertising at a newspaper. My phone rang and my friend Paul, without any kind of preface, stated, “Lynnz, I just heard Jerry died,” I told him I’d call him right back and ran up to the newsroom to track down Roger, the paper’s rock critic at that… Continue reading I Miss Your Presence
L.M. Pampuro 