Author Archives: ginachoward

Blowing on the embers

Posted on April 21, 2014 by ginachoward

Writing was the perfect antidote to last week’s return to chilly bluster when the sun was a stranger but rain wasn’t. It gave me that emotional shot of sunny ‘70s that Mother Nature refused to offer. With each day at … Continue reading →

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Making the big league

Posted on April 14, 2014 by ginachoward

With the city skyline gleaming above them, the Charlotte Knights played the first game in their new stadium last Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd. It was an auspicious beginning. The Knights tied the game before losing the … Continue reading →

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Finding Paul’s voice

Posted on April 7, 2014 by ginachoward

I faithfully followed my time management plan last week, and I was clicking along: Paid work – check Volunteer commitments – check Daily exercise, chores, reading for pleasure and plenty of sleep – check, check, check and check. But I … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing a home

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ginachoward

Thoughts on a man slowly taking apart a house and the family that once lived there: The unkempt man hired to disassemble the house was in no hurry. He had no obligations and dropped by only when he needed the … Continue reading →

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Focus on the important stuff

Posted on March 24, 2014 by ginachoward

Self-employment is proving to be more of a challenge than I had anticipated, and I don’t mean in terms of contracted work. Rather, with both physical and temporal boundaries between home and work smudged, I’ve been thinking of time as … Continue reading →

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What a character

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ginachoward

I had a crush on Sherlock Holmes. Not the TV or movie actors with their pale interpretations of the great detective, but the man Arthur Conan Doyle revealed in the red linen-bound 1927 volume of The Complete Sherlock Holmes I … Continue reading →

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Step-by-step

Posted on March 10, 2014 by ginachoward

“One, two. One, two. That’s it!” The baby wobbles on legs unaccustomed to being vertical. Anticipation overcomes fear, as she wills first one leg, then the other to propel her. Her delight in the jerky, uncontrolled forward momentum is unabated … Continue reading →

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Superpower

Posted on March 3, 2014 by ginachoward

I have a superpower, and today I’m going to share its secret with about 30 eighth graders. However, I won’t tell them how to get it right off the bat. No. The Read Across America organizers at Whitewater Middle School … Continue reading →

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Watering our words

Posted on February 24, 2014 by ginachoward

No matter the weather, Crazy Cathy is in her yard watering her weeds. That’s not her real name of course, my round-the-corner neighbor. But she’s always out there in a hooded raincoat, knitted ski cap or floppy sunhat, holding that … Continue reading →

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The message

Posted on February 17, 2014 by ginachoward

Whether selling toothpaste or terrorism, getting the word out is all important. In her book What Terrorists Want, Louise Richardson says that the purpose of terrorists’ acts is not to defeat the enemy, but to send a message. The victims … Continue reading →

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