Window Over The Sink

9 hours ago3 min read

Happy National Comfort Food Day!

by J.C. Kenney Hi, folks and Happy Thursday! With December here, I think it’s safe to say the holiday season is in full swing. Last week,...

1 day ago4 min read

Every Christmas Tree is a Unique Masterpiece by Darlene DeLuca

Isn’t it amazing how every Christmas tree has its own look? Almost like snowflakes or a fingerprint—no two are exactly alike. A thousand...

2 days ago6 min read

About Santa Claus

by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy Each Christmas Eve, my brother and I would wait on the bottom stair landing so we could gaze at the sky...

3 days ago3 min read

Christmas Traditions Around the World by Debby Myers

It’s almost Christmas! Kids are excited, parents are exhausted. It’s a holiday of tradition, and when deciding what to write this time,...

5 days ago3 min read

How Did It Get to Be Saturday?

When I was working, I always knew when it was Saturday, because there were--depending on what kind of week it was--anywhere between five...

Nov 232 min read

Making Room

Thanksgiving is this week, just five sleeps away. If your turkey's a big one, he's probably already taking up the entire bottom shelf in...

Nov 163 min read

When Things Are Different by Liz Flaherty

Congratulations to the Maconaquah Braves and the North Miami Warriors on great seasons. You are wonderful! This morning, I printed out a...

Nov 134 min read

Why Jews Eat Chinese Food on Christmas by Susie Black

I'd like to welcome Susie Black to the Window this week with a rerun of her funny and informative post about Jewish people and Chinese...

Nov 84 min read

The Poppies Still Grow

I can't write anything new yet, so I'll share this yet again, with the hope that you will do honor to the people to whom it's dedicated. ...

Sep 64 min read

Do Something

Wednesday - This morning, when I came out to the office, my hands were full and I had no pockets. Why on earth would I have bought...

Mar 225 min read

Sad On Sunday

I don't remember when I wrote this, although the mention of when I stopped smoking makes it about 18 or so years ago. It was hard to...

Feb 243 min read

A Good Week

The weather is weird, isn't it? Sometimes, especially as I'm walking through the snow to get to the office, I wonder if it's the...

Feb 172 min read

The Uncomfortable Zone

On Thursday night, I read three essays at Open Mic at Gallery 15, something I've done a few times before. I made it through all three...

Feb 145 min read

Rock With the Rhythm by M.J. Schiller

Hi, Liz! Thank you for having me today and entertaining the boys in the band. I think the rock stars that haunt my writing are born from...

Feb 102 min read

Just Sayin'

Thanks to Shannon Conley for giving me the prompt for today's post! She shared something from Stephanie Schmick on Facebook about hair...

Feb 32 min read

Into the Darkness

It's still dark this Saturday morning. The lights on the office Christmas tree are brightening the room. I think I should take the tree...

Jan 271 min read

A Little of This...

Happy Saturday! I hope you're staying dry and safe. No regular post today. I have writing-type stuff going on, so I'm not writing. How...

Jan 245 min read

The Gardner's Secret with Sheila Hansberger

Please welcome Sheila Hansberger, an award-winning author and artist, to the Window today. Sheila resides in California. Her paintings...

Jan 202 min read

Songs of Winter

Friday morning early: It's snowing. My cottonwood is wearing white on her broad and aging shoulders. There is a stillness that only...

Jan 133 min read

Baby Jesus, Respect, and Never All

Baby Jesus was found. I saw it on Facebook, and an ache I didn't even realize I had was relieved. It wasn't a real baby, of course, but...