Tag: Oak

Neighborhoods

The following is an excerpt of The 12-Foot Teepee by Marilyn Armstrong: People are surprised when I tell them that this town, with its oak woods, huge plots of land, picket fences, and farms, reminds me of the neighborhood in which I grew up. I was raised in the middle of Queens, one of five … Continue reading Neighborhoods

ONE GOLDEN AUTUMN EVENING – Marilyn Armstrong

A Golden Autumn Evening It was a sunny day. A beautiful day.  I painted a little piece of my front door that needed retouching because when we replaced the lock and door handle, it didn't precisely fit where the old one had been. Then, after that, it got gray for a while. I was sad … Continue reading ONE GOLDEN AUTUMN EVENING – Marilyn Armstrong

MY NEIGHBORHOOD

I don't even know how many times WordPress has run this prompt or some close version of it. I do not know how many times I have responded to it, but here is a clip from my book that is pretty much on target. If WordPress is going to run the same prompts over and … Continue reading MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighborhoods

People are surprised when I tell them that this town with its oak woods, huge plots of land, picket fences and farms reminds me of the neighborhood in which I grew up. I was raised in the middle of Queens, one of five boroughs that make up the city of New York. My neighborhood was … Continue reading Neighborhoods