Contemporary essays, fiction, and opinion offered regularly by author Anne Brandt.

Question for the week Almost everyone has a different opinion of what a hero is or what makes a hero. How can I fix that non-parallel sentence?

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. Nostalgia A Hole in the Fabric Posted: 05/18/08 Christopher Robin Posted: 04/20/08 Primary Disappointment Posted: 01/31/08 Snapshots Posted: 01/17/08 Good Times Posted: 01/07/08 Happy New Year Posted: 01/01/08 Eight Lights Posted: 12/01/07 Old Women Revisited Posted: 10/27/07 Summer's Over Posted: 09/05/07 Vignette Posted: 08/11/07 La Leche League International Posted: 08/10/07 Today in History Posted: 08/08/07 Ironing with Tom Posted: 07/18/07 Parting Memory Posted: 06/27/07 Father's Day Musings Posted: 06/17/07 Carol Posted: 05/18/07 Birthday Approaching Posted: 04/07/07 Eric Posted: 04/04/07 Sarello's Revisited Posted: 03/31/07 Moments in Time Posted: 03/06/07 Beer Here Posted: 03/04/07 Champions Posted: 08/12/06 Road Trip Posted: 08/07/06 Missing Posted: 08/05/06 The Silverhawks Posted: 07/23/06 Thank You Notes Posted: 07/11/06 Egg McNuthin' Posted: 07/09/06 The Scent of Things Posted: 06/16/06 Cemetery Sadness Posted: 06/14/06 The Scent of Lilacs Posted: 05/26/06 The Oyster Bar Posted: 05/17/06 Louis Posted: 05/05/06 Baseball Trivia (1 comment) Posted: 04/21/06 Clara Posted: 04/07/06 Backroads Posted: 03/12/06 Rosemary Posted: 03/01/06 Stonehenge Posted: 02/21/06 Roots Posted: 01/30/06 Images Posted: 01/29/06 Really Home Posted: 11/11/05 Grand Central Posted: 11/10/05 Not Lost in New York Posted: 11/07/05 Pumpkins Posted: 10/30/05 Limbo Posted: 10/21/05 Connections Posted: 09/21/05 Katrina Posted: 08/29/05 Sunday Posted: 08/06/05 Perspective Posted: 07/22/05 Judi Posted: 07/10/05 Ritual Posted: 04/25/05 Bragging Rights Posted: 04/12/05 Casablanca Posted: 04/07/05 Easter (1 comment) Posted: 03/27/05 Daydreams Posted: 03/09/05 Tidbit Posted: 01/21/05 Happy Birthday, Hugh Posted: 01/05/05 Christmas, 2004 Posted: 01/02/05 Christmas Carols Posted: 12/13/04 The Little Match Girl Posted: 12/11/04 Remembering Posted: 12/07/04 Snowmen Posted: 12/05/04 Old Friends Posted: 12/04/04 Colorado Posted: 11/28/04 JFK Posted: 11/22/04 Christmas Tradition Posted: 11/15/04 Moving Furniture Posted: 11/11/04 Winnie the Pooh Posted: 10/19/04 Nothing Is Simple Posted: 10/18/04 Carmichael's Posted: 10/11/04 Good Morning Posted: 10/09/04 Oldest Book Posted: 09/20/04 Letters Posted: 09/07/04 First Grade Posted: 08/20/04 Brittany Posted: 08/17/04 Color vs. Black Posted: 08/07/04 Kim Posted: 08/06/04 Books Posted: 07/29/04 Bastille Day Posted: 07/14/04 Projects Posted: 07/11/04 Candles Posted: 07/10/04 Thoughts on the Weekend Posted: 06/04/04 Please, Mr. Bush Posted: 06/02/04 Willie Mc Cord Posted: 05/31/04