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What Awareness Month is April?

 by Diana McCollumApril is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Every major disease has a special month. April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. More people are aware of Parkinson’s especially because of Michael J. Fox who is a beloved movie star and a sufferer of Parkinson’s. He has a website that collects donations to fight this terrible disease. The research his foundation has done has

What is Spring to you?

 by Diana McCollumWhat is spring to you? Are you a Love is in the air believer, or do you start thinking about travel or are you looking forward to family time  or are you just done with winter and ready for spring and being outdoors?Here are some pictures and quotes to usher in Spring season.“A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world.” – Leo Buscaglia“In springtime, love is

Ghosts and Pirates and Hauntings, Oh my!!! BY Peggy Jaeger

 Do you love a good rip-roaring pirate story, complete with ghosts, hauntings, and all things paranormal? I've got a great book for you, then.Today, the anthology GHOSTS OF NEW ENGLAND: LAST LIGHT POINT releases into the book reading world.4 authors...4 different stories...for centuries and all concerning 1 haunted tavern.Don’t look at the gibbet... Legend has it that disaster will strike all

The Ides of March with Liv Rancourt

 How do you mark the passage of time? By the holidays? The garden? The solstices? Some other internal clock?When I was a church choir geek, the Holy Days kept me on track. Beyond Christmas and Easter, smaller celebrations like Pentecost (school’s out!), Assumption (fall is right around the corner!), or All Saints Day (Halloween!!) grounded me in time. Every year had a rhythm, and even Ordinary

Spring is my jam... by Peggy Jaeger

 I live in an area that gets a lot of snow every winter.A lot of snow.Like, we measure in tens of feet instead of regular feet and/or inches. Snowfall season typically starts in late October and goes until the end of March or even the beginning of April some years.This past week, a March Nor'easter blew into town and as of today - where it is still snowing - we've gotten 27 inches of the white

Spring has Sprung

by Diana McCollumSpring has Sprung as of March 21, 2023, but has it? March came in like a lion with snow and cold weather here in California. But is it going out like a lamb? NO! cold weather and rain predicted all week long.The start of spring is signaled by the vernal equinox. This occurs on March 20 or March 21st and signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.New beginings for a

Looking Forward to Certain Times of the Year...For Me it is all About JERO ... by Delsora Lowe

Yes, I know this is March, but hear me out.January seems to be my down month. The most I get done isorganizing for a new year of writing. Other than that, the lethargy from a busyyear previous sets in.The best part about January, is looking forward to February.February you say? Are you nuts? The coldest, dreariest month of the year. Whatdo you have to look forward to. Yeah, yeah…there is

What times of the year do you pay special attention to? by Sherry Thomas

 I am an obligation-based individual, rather than an anticipation-based one. So the passage of time usually brings groans, not cheers, because special times of the year simply imply more responsibilities, in addition to all the everyday stuff to keep track of. Oh, no, it’s the kid’s birthday and I’ll have to make a vegan cake. Crap, Christmas is in two weeks. Damn it, this deadline has my hair on

Time And Relative Dates In Space

 Hi, I'm Pippa Jay, author of sci-fi and supernatural stories to engage your emotions.Any Whovian might well spot the acronym that can be made from my post title - I've taken a slight liberty in changing the original wording to my own. Dates of the year I mark - working in a school, the school holidays are always high on the list. Sometimes it seems wasteful wishing away the time between them

March is Busting Out All Over!

By: Marcia King-Gamblewww.lovemarcia.comI love spring, don’tyou? The smells, the sights, the sounds. While this may seem odd to you,considering the region of the country I live in, (we do have spring down south).The first sign is the Forsythia in full bloom. Yellow has always made me feelhappy. March is here, andthe first signs of Spring are in the air.  The stores are deep in it. There