Archive - Amazement Seeker

May 2025

Tell Me Your Hopes and Dreams

I'll always miss the mentor who gave me to myself. Now it's my turn to light the spark in others.

May 25 •

25 Pounds of Hope

I can't be with the dog I love, ever again, but I can love the dog I'm with.

May 18 •

When Your Mother Dies

You won't be alone with the ache of Mother's Day without her. You have a sisterhood to support you.

May 11 •

America, How I'll Miss You

Once I dreamed of crossing the ocean. Now I wish I could cross the border to my native land.

May 4 •

April 2025

The Pleasure of Writing While Old

With a lifetime of experience to share, I'm never at a loss for words--or conviction that the story matters.

Apr 27 •

Testaments of Friendship

When a teen was murdered, her letters went missing. Sixty years on, could her friends get them back?

Apr 20 •

I'd been warned of Parisian "hot rabbits" after my virtue. No one mentioned the lustful rabbit within.

Apr 13 •

Three Perfect Apples for the Taking

When the world lurched to a stop, I discovered the power of one human to lift another.

Apr 6 •

March 2025

My sister and I didn't speak for several years. Writing helped us mend the rift.

Mar 30 •

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