Myra Sadker was a Washington educator and writer who pioneered much of the research documenting gender bias in America’s schools. Before her untimely death at the age of 52, she said this: “Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worthless.” In 1898, Bethel came into the […]
Every High and Stormy Gale: Saying Goodbye To My Father
My father passed away on February 20. I spent 12 years dealing with the tragedy of his disease. Now, I am free to experience the sorrow of this loss. My father was the best thing that ever happened to me. I loved him very much and I always will. Stormy Gale On Christmas night I […]
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom I can’t honestly say that I remember the day this picture was taken. We were living in Colorado Springs at the time. I think we’re at Garden of the Gods. That’s about all I know. But, I do remember that shirt I was wearing. It came from Montgomery Ward and I […]
Jesus Saves Sign
[Vintage Religion] Frankie’s Diner Over on the edge of town Neon sign spinnin’ round Like a cross over the lost and found –From Springsteen and Girls In Their Summer Clothes Jesus Saves Sign Last weekend, my husband Robert and I took a drive down by the Oklahoma City Boathouse District. I wanted to get a […]
Kindergarten Scholar
This poem was written by my father, William Edgar Elliott, in 1965. He wrote it for my brother Billy who had just started Kindergarten. My son Sullivan’s last day of Kindergarten is tomorrow!I’ve never posted any of my father’s poetry on the Internet, but this poem has already been published on the worldwide web (2009). […]
Self Portraits by Alzheimer Sufferer
My friend Tim (Oklahoman and travel blogger) sent me a picture of a permanent exhibit of self-portraits by the late William Utermohlen that reveal the impact of Alzheimer’s over the course of several years. The exhibit was curated in 2008 and has been exhibited widely. This is so heartbreaking, but I had to pass it […]