Candelaria Silva – Good and Plenty – Page 28 – Connecting arts & culture to community and community to arts & culture

Forever, Former or Fleeting – Friendships

My husband is currently on Martha Vineyard for his annual men’s week escape. He’s been going to “the Vineyard,” as […]

My sisters: why are we angry? What makes us so angry that we are nearly always a step away from […]

I would like sometimes to think it is otherwise, to think that I matter more than I do, but I […]

(A message for teens and young adult children) I’m your mother, your aunty, your teacher, your friend.I wish nothing but […]

I don’t think I’m in denial but I definitely feel some despair, frustration and annoyance at the reports and gatherings […]

My grandmother, known as Mother, was a powerful woman who pushed the idea of becoming a teacher so forcefully as […]

Having an IPod and before that, a walkman (CD player) has allowed me to hear music in a way that […]

The path requires nothing of me except that I walk. Oh, and that I am alert – I don’t want […]

Who is the They?* I want to meet “the they” and “them” that have so much influence over our lives. […]

How long do you keep an ex- out of circulation, on the shelf as it were, before you consider him […]

Iced tea is one of the simplest and least expensive beverages to make. I’m getting ready to make some because […]

The following musing/story is about me – projecting into the future as a published author of acclaim. I wrote it […]

Once again, I find myself outside of the norm, not understanding the fascination, and not part of the excitement. Having […]

Once again, there’s a heart-wrenching headline and story of another innocent child shot in a cross-fire of bullets clearly intended […]

I was blessed to witness a beautiful tribute tonight to a woman who has worked diligently, without fanfare, for social […]

I was walking down the street one day in the merry, merry month of May, well, it wasn’t May, it […]

I know that I didn’t give my mother a proper hug when I saw her on Tuesday and Wednesday, because […]

I knew better when I did it. I knew I shouldn’t have walked out of the house wearing those pants, […]