Since he plagiarized “Angle of Repose” from her work — How would you feel if your story was stolen — and the thief won a prize? Mary Hallock Foote was an American author and illustrator, born November 19, 1847. By her early twenties she had become established in New York City as an accomplished artist-illustrator for notable publishers there. Then she fell in love with a young mining engineer, Arthur De Wint Foote. …

Don’t let it happen to you. — I’m sure this has happened to you. If not, it will someday. I suddenly got a wave of Facebook Messenger messages from all sorts of friends. All at once. Either something horrible had happened to someone I cared about, or… I’d been hacked. Guess which one it was First, I changed my password, to something…

My love for you does abound — On the first attempt to make his love a Princess I sought to win you a garland of roses, Kiriana, my love. I fought to win roses so white and so fair, Roses to wear on your dark silken hair, While the fiddler played and played on. I fought for you wearing three swords on my arm, Kiriana, my love. But ermine…

Her dance was too short — Another friend died this week. We don’t know the details, just that he’s gone. He’s not the first of my friends to leave, and I know it won’t be the last. I miss my friends terribly. What Does It Feel Like To Lose The Best Friend You Ever Had When I got back from my business trip, the first thing I did was call my best friend. She didn’t answer. When she…karenbrenchley.medium.com

And it’s not just because I like Apple — People seem to fall into two camps: those who like Apple phones, and those who like Samsung phones. I’ll admit up front that I use an iPhone, because after trying other brands of phones Apple products just make sense to me. My husband is the exact opposite. Apple products drive…

How I introduced the original D&D game to Pocatello, Idaho — I come by it honestly. Yes, I was a girl, but I found math and programming computers much more interesting than the possibility of being a teacher or a secretary. I read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the fourth grade. So it was just by chance…

Not every story is a tale — There was a young lad who wanted to fight. He gathered his armor, but then spoke a knight, “You cannot begin with no goal in your sight.” With a hey, nonny nonny no. The young fighter trained and painted his shield, He shined up his armor and weapons to wield, Arrived at the tourney and…

Apple’s iCal is showing more and more of them — I always have a paper calendar hanging on the wall next to my desk, usually one with adorable endangered species on it. It helps keep me grounded in time since being at home so much has made time move differently. I’ve been relying on my Apple calendar more and more…

The spider scuttles back and forth,  The lady’s tears drop down, From bitterness and body small  Come silken web and gown.