by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge, Memories, Writing
(Originally posted February 7, 2018) Last June, our community lost a very talented writer, musician, and all-around amazing guy, Dan Mc Guire. After his passing, our Writers of Kern (WOK) Board wanted to do something in his memory. Because he was an avid blogger (over...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Writing
(Originally posted August 31, 2017) Many years ago I had an idea for a story. The characters included three roommates with distinct personalities, a quirky boyfriend, a mentor, a missing person, and a really, really bad guy. There was a strange box with items of...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Writing
(Originally posted January 3, 2017) My daughter Michelle moved today. It’s not the first time she’s moved away. She lived in San Diego for seven years. Then things happened. The economy turned. She needed a place to stay until she could get back on her feet. It was...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge, Memories, Writing
(Originally posted November 5, 2014) My dad loved to tap dance. Even into his late 80s he would don his shiny, black shoes and tap his way across the kitchen floor in rhythmic precision. He loved to perform and was part of a senior dance troupe in Fresno, known as the...
